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About Huskur Village

Huskur is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 201 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Huskur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Huskur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573215
Area (hectares) 216.04 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 201
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Huskur compares

By the 2011 count Huskur is the 129th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 216.04 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Huskur

Huskur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Huskur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Huskur from other places

Huskur lies about 27 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 13 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 Huskur
Tehsil headquarters Belur 11 km
Nearest town Belūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 13 km
District headquarters Hassan 27 km

Villages closest to Huskur

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 Huskur

As per the Census of India 2011, Huskur village had a population of 408. That makes it the 129th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Huskur village has 201 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Huskur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Huskur covers 216.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Huskur falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Huskur is Balupete, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Huskur.

Huskur is about 27 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Huskur is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 11 km away. Belūr is about 11 km away. Balupete is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arekaravalli (under 2 km), Bakkaravalli (under 2 km) and Bikkodu (under 2 km).

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

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