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About Hunsagatta Village

Hunsagatta is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,304, made up of 1,204 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577224
Area (hectares) 482.17 hectares
Population 2,304
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunsagatta compares

By the 2011 count Hunsagatta is the 21st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 482.17 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Hunsagatta

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

Hunsagatta lies about 43 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 27 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 Hunsagatta
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 18 km
Nearest town Channagiri 21 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 27 km
District headquarters Davanagere 43 km

Villages closest to Hunsagatta

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 Hunsagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsagatta village had a population of 2,304. That makes it the 21st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Hunsagatta village has 1,204 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsagatta has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Hunsagatta is 577224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsagatta covers 482.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunsagatta falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsagatta is Shimoga Bidare, about 27 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 Hunsagatta.

Hunsagatta is about 43 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsagatta is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 18 km away. Channagiri is about 21 km away. Shimoga Bidare is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hattehalu (under 2 km), Channambapura (under 2 km) and Kyasainakere (1.9 km).

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

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