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About Hulugalakunte Village

Hulugalakunte is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 734 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577598, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulugalakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulugalakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577598
Area (hectares) 336.81 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 734
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulugalakunte compares

By the 2011 count Hulugalakunte is the 61st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 336.81 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hulugalakunte

Hulugalakunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hulugalakunte as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hulugalakunte from other places

Hulugalakunte lies about 42 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 37 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 Hulugalakunte
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 5.6 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 37 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 42 km

Villages closest to Hulugalakunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulugalakunte village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 61st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Hulugalakunte village has 734 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulugalakunte has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Hulugalakunte is 577598. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulugalakunte covers 336.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulugalakunte falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulugalakunte is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hulugalakunte.

Hulugalakunte is about 42 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulugalakunte is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 5.6 km away. Hiriyūr is about 5.6 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somerahalli (under 2 km), Uduvalli (2.3 km) and Lakkanahal (3.6 km).

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

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