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About Hulikere Village

Hulikere is a small village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 224 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 510.57 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 224
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulikere compares

By the 2011 count Hulikere is the 132nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 510.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Hulikere

Hulikere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hulikere as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hulikere from other places

Hulikere lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 16 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 Hulikere
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 15 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 16 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 16 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Hulikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulikere village had a population of 439. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Hulikere village has 224 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulikere has about 960 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Hulikere is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulikere covers 510.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulikere falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulikere is Arabaghatta, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hulikere.

Hulikere is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulikere is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 15 km away. Arabaghatta is about 16 km away. Hosadurga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giddanahalli (2.7 km), Papenahalli (3.0 km) and Baragenahalli (4.1 km).

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

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