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About Hulikunte Village

Hulikunte is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 340 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561228
Area (hectares) 458.36 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 340
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Hulikunte is the 118th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 458.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hulikunte

Hulikunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hulikunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hulikunte from other places

Hulikunte lies about 30 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hulikunte
Nearest railway station Viduraswattha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 14 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 30 km

Villages closest to Hulikunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauribidanur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hulikunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulikunte village had a population of 660. That makes it the 118th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Hulikunte village has 340 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulikunte has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hulikunte is 561228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulikunte covers 458.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulikunte falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulikunte is Viduraswattha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hulikunte.

Hulikunte is about 30 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulikunte is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Viduraswattha is about 12 km away. Gauribidanur is about 14 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadaranahalli (under 2 km), Gotlakunte (1.6 km) and Bodabandahalli (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hulikunte today is likely to be higher.

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