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About Holalkere Village

Holalkere is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 393 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2574.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holalkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 2574.24 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 393
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Holalkere compares

By the 2011 count Holalkere is the 96th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 2574.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 976.

Getting to Holalkere

Holalkere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Holalkere as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Holalkere from other places

Holalkere lies about 31 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 5.8 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 Holalkere
Nearest railway station Holalkere 5.8 km
Nearest town Channagiri 28 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 31 km

Villages closest to Holalkere

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 Holalkere

As per the Census of India 2011, Holalkere village had a population of 785. That makes it the 96th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Holalkere village has 393 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holalkere has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Holalkere is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holalkere covers 2574.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holalkere falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holalkere is Holalkere, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Holalkere.

Holalkere is about 31 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holalkere is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 5.8 km away. Channagiri is about 28 km away. Chitradurga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheeranahalli (2.2 km), Amanahal (2.9 km) and Gunderi Kaval (3.2 km).

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

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