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About Unkal Village

Unkal is a small village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 13 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1210.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 582201
Area (hectares) 1210.61 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 13
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Unkal compares

By the 2011 count Unkal is the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 1210.61 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Unkal

Unkal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Unkal 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 Unkal from other places

Unkal lies about 15 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Unkal, about under 2 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 Unkal
Nearest railway station Unkal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 3.8 km
Nearest town Hubballi 3.8 km
District headquarters Dharwad 15 km

Villages closest to Unkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unkal village had a population of 25. That makes it the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Unkal village has 13 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unkal has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Unkal is 582201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unkal covers 1210.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Unkal falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Unkal is Unkal, about under 2 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 Unkal.

Unkal is about 15 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unkal is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Unkal is about under 2 km away. Hubli is about 3.8 km away. Hubballi is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairidevarkop (under 2 km), Gopankop (2.8 km) and Amargol (3.0 km).

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

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