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About Habal Village

Habal is a mid sized village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,418, made up of 689 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Habal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Habal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585320
Area (hectares) 966.79 hectares
Population 1,418
Male Population 689
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Habal compares

By the 2011 count Habal is the 38th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 966.79 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Habal

Habal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Habal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Habal from other places

Habal lies about 57 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurgunta, about 4.3 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 Habal
Nearest railway station Kurgunta 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 9.7 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 57 km

Villages closest to Habal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Habal village had a population of 1,418. That makes it the 38th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Habal village has 689 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Habal has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Habal is 585320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Habal covers 966.79 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.

Habal falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Habal is Kurgunta, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance for Habal.

Habal is about 57 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Habal is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurgunta is about 4.3 km away. Sedam is about 9.7 km away. Gulbarga is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meenhabal (under 2 km), Sangavi (2.2 km) and Telkur (2.7 km).

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

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