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About Hottur Village

Hottur is a small village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 84 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hottur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hottur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581202
Area (hectares) 460.76 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 84
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hottur compares

By the 2011 count Hottur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 460.76 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Hottur

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

Hottur lies about 25 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 19 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 Hottur
Nearest town Bankāpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 19 km
District headquarters Haveri 25 km

Villages closest to Hottur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hottur village had a population of 151. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Hottur village has 84 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hottur has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Hottur is 581202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hottur covers 460.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hottur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hottur is Savanur, about 19 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 km distance for Hottur.

Hottur is about 25 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hottur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Bankāpur is about 4.4 km away. Shiggaon is about 4.7 km away. Savanur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyan (under 2 km), Bisanhalli (1.6 km) and Baad (1.6 km).

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

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