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About Hunase Village

Hunase is a mid sized village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 339 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunase Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunase village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573213
Area (hectares) 155.95 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 339
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunase compares

By the 2011 count Hunase is the 25th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 155.95 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Hunase

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

How far is Hunase from other places

Hunase lies about 20 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 8.5 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 Hunase
Nearest railway station Balupete 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 10 km
Nearest town Belūr 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 20 km

Villages closest to Hunase

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 Hunase

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunase village had a population of 696. That makes it the 25th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Hunase village has 339 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunase has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Hunase is 573213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunase covers 155.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunase falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunase is Balupete, about 8.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hunase.

Hunase is about 20 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunase is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 8.5 km away. Alur is about 10 km away. Belūr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilagavalli (under 2 km), Billagaravalli (under 2 km) and Kamathi (under 2 km).

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

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