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About Hochihalli Village

Hochihalli is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 692 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hochihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hochihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577182
Area (hectares) 542.83 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 692
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hochihalli compares

By the 2011 count Hochihalli is the 50th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 542.83 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Hochihalli

Hochihalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hochihalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hochihalli from other places

Hochihalli lies about 32 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, about 5.3 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 Hochihalli
Nearest railway station Devanur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 13 km
Nearest town Kadūr 13 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 32 km

Villages closest to Hochihalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadur 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 Hochihalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hochihalli village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 50th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Hochihalli village has 692 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hochihalli has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Hochihalli is 577182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hochihalli covers 542.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hochihalli falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hochihalli is Devanur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Hochihalli is about 32 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hochihalli is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Devanur is about 5.3 km away. Kadur is about 13 km away. Kadūr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundasagara (2.6 km), Nagarahalu (2.9 km) and Kabballi (2.9 km).

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

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