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About Hanagavadi Village

Hanagavadi is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,976, made up of 990 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanagavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanagavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577223
Area (hectares) 451.86 hectares
Population 1,976
Male Population 990
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanagavadi compares

By the 2011 count Hanagavadi is the 32nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 451.86 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Hanagavadi

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

Hanagavadi lies about 48 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Town, about 22 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 Hanagavadi
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 18 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Town 22 km
Nearest town Channagiri 24 km
District headquarters Davanagere 48 km

Villages closest to Hanagavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanagavadi village had a population of 1,976. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Hanagavadi village has 990 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanagavadi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Hanagavadi is 577223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanagavadi covers 451.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanagavadi falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanagavadi is Shimoga Town, about 22 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 Hanagavadi.

Hanagavadi is about 48 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanagavadi is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 18 km away. Shimoga Town is about 22 km away. Channagiri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malali (under 2 km), Thaggehalli (2.0 km) and Akkathangerakatte (2.5 km).

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

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