About Hulikunte Village

Hulikunte is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,857, made up of 1,436 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1944 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulikunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577522
Area (hectares)	1944 hectares
Population	2,857
Male Population	1,436
Female Population	1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Hulikunte is the 18th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1944 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 35 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 19 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	Somaguddu	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	21 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	35 km

Villages closest to Hulikunte

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

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Common questions about Hulikunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulikunte village had a population of 2,857. That makes it the 18th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Hulikunte village has 1,436 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulikunte has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Hulikunte is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulikunte covers 1944 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulikunte falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulikunte is Somaguddu, about 19 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 Hulikunte.

Hulikunte is about 35 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulikunte is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Somaguddu is about 19 km away. Challakere is about 21 km away. Chitradurga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.