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About Horakeredevarapura Village

Horakeredevarapura is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,976, made up of 1,489 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Horakeredevarapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horakeredevarapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577557
Area (hectares) 480.81 hectares
Population 2,976
Male Population 1,489
Female Population 1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Horakeredevarapura compares

By the 2011 count Horakeredevarapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 480.81 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Horakeredevarapura

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

Horakeredevarapura lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 15 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 Horakeredevarapura
Nearest railway station Amritapura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 15 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 22 km

Villages closest to Horakeredevarapura

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 Horakeredevarapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Horakeredevarapura village had a population of 2,976. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Horakeredevarapura village has 1,489 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horakeredevarapura has about 999 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 Horakeredevarapura is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Horakeredevarapura covers 480.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Horakeredevarapura falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Horakeredevarapura is Amritapura, about 15 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 Horakeredevarapura.

Horakeredevarapura is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horakeredevarapura is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 15 km away. Holalkere is about 15 km away. Chitradurga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandanahosur (under 2 km), Mathigatta (2.2 km) and Kanivejogihalli (2.8 km).

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

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