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About Hovinhalli Village

Hovinhalli is a mid sized village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 456 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hovinhalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hovinhalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585324
Area (hectares) 606.95 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 456
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hovinhalli compares

By the 2011 count Hovinhalli is the 96th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 606.95 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Hovinhalli

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

Hovinhalli lies about 56 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nawandgi, about 9.7 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 Hovinhalli
Nearest railway station Nawandgi 9.7 km
Nearest town Sedam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 21 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 56 km

Villages closest to Hovinhalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hovinhalli village had a population of 899. That makes it the 96th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Hovinhalli village has 456 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hovinhalli has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Hovinhalli is 585324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hovinhalli covers 606.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hovinhalli falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hovinhalli is Nawandgi, about 9.7 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 Hovinhalli.

Hovinhalli is about 56 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hovinhalli is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Nawandgi is about 9.7 km away. Sedam is about 14 km away. Chincholi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nidugunda (2.2 km), Siroli (2.8 km) and Tirmalapur (3.3 km).

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

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