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About Holalu Village

Holalu is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 114 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573215
Area (hectares) 308.71 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 114
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Holalu compares

By the 2011 count Holalu is the 188th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 308.71 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Holalu

Holalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Holalu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Holalu from other places

Holalu lies about 23 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 7.9 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 Holalu
Nearest railway station Balupete 7.9 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 15 km
District headquarters Hassan 23 km

Villages closest to Holalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holalu village had a population of 244. That makes it the 188th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Holalu village has 114 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holalu has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Holalu is 573215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holalu covers 308.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holalu falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holalu is Balupete, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Holalu.

Holalu is about 23 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holalu is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 7.9 km away. Sakleshpur is about 15 km away. Belur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirivate (under 2 km), Mudlagere (under 2 km) and Kesagodu (1.5 km).

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

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