About Hodlur Village

Hodlur is a large village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,373 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1325.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodlur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodlur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Aland
Pincode	585314
Area (hectares)	1325.23 hectares
Population	2,697
Male Population	1,373
Female Population	1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodlur compares

By the 2011 count Hodlur is the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 1325.23 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Hodlur

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

Hodlur lies about 47 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurukotta, about 38 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 Hodlur
Nearest town	Umarga	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aland	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kurukotta	38 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	47 km

Villages closest to Hodlur

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

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Common questions about Hodlur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodlur village had a population of 2,697. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Hodlur village has 1,373 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodlur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Hodlur is 585314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodlur covers 1325.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hodlur falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hodlur is Kurukotta, about 38 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 Hodlur.

Hodlur is about 47 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodlur is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Umarga is about 14 km away. Aland is about 18 km away. Kurukotta is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.