About Hulgur Village

Hulgur is one of the larger villages in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,565, made up of 4,304 males and 4,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1961.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulgur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulgur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Shiggaon
Pincode	581126
Area (hectares)	1961.65 hectares
Population	8,565
Male Population	4,304
Female Population	4,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulgur compares

By the 2011 count Hulgur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 1961.65 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Hulgur

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

Hulgur lies about 35 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 8.7 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 Hulgur
Nearest railway station	Gudageri	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shiggaon	13 km
District headquarters	Haveri	35 km

Villages closest to Hulgur

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.

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Common questions about Hulgur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulgur village had a population of 8,565. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Hulgur village has 4,304 males and 4,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulgur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Hulgur is 581126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulgur covers 1961.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulgur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulgur is Gudageri, about 8.7 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 village for Hulgur.

Hulgur is about 35 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulgur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Gudageri is about 8.7 km away. Shiggaon is about 13 km away. Haveri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.