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About Halekote Village

Halekote is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 712 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halekote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halekote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 782.87 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 712
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halekote compares

By the 2011 count Halekote is the 23rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 782.87 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Halekote

Halekote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Halekote 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 Halekote from other places

Halekote lies about 29 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 25 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 Halekote
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 25 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 29 km

Villages closest to Halekote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halekote village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Halekote village has 712 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halekote has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Halekote is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halekote covers 782.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Halekote falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Halekote is Sakleshpur, about 25 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 Halekote.

Halekote is about 29 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halekote is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 3.7 km away. Sakleshpur is about 25 km away. Chikmagalur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidarahalli (1.5 km), Jogannanakere (2.0 km) and Lokavalli Estate (2.7 km).

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

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