About Hongunta Village

Hongunta is one of the larger villages in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,926, made up of 2,987 males and 2,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4115.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hongunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hongunta village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585228
Area (hectares)	4115.48 hectares
Population	5,926
Male Population	2,987
Female Population	2,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hongunta compares

By the 2011 count Hongunta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 4115.48 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Hongunta

Hongunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hongunta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hongunta from other places

Hongunta lies about 32 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about 8.1 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 Hongunta
Nearest railway station	Shahabad	8.1 km
Nearest town	Wādi	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	20 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	32 km

Villages closest to Hongunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hongunta village had a population of 5,926. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Hongunta village has 2,987 males and 2,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hongunta has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Hongunta is 585228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hongunta covers 4115.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hongunta falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hongunta is Shahabad, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hongunta.

Hongunta is about 32 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hongunta is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shahabad is about 8.1 km away. Wādi is about 8.9 km away. Chitapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.