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About Hanjalige Village

Hanjalige is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 185 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanjalige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanjalige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573129
Area (hectares) 331.99 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 185
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanjalige compares

By the 2011 count Hanjalige is the 75th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 331.99 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Hanjalige

Hanjalige is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hanjalige 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanjalige from other places

Hanjalige lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 16 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 Hanjalige
Nearest railway station Balupete 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 18 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Hanjalige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanjalige village had a population of 355. That makes it the 75th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Hanjalige village has 185 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanjalige has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Hanjalige is 573129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanjalige covers 331.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanjalige falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanjalige is Balupete, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hanjalige.

Hanjalige is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanjalige is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 16 km away. Alur is about 18 km away. Sakleshpur 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 Magadihalli (under 2 km), Bharathur (under 2 km) and Kanigere (under 2 km).

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

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