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About Hungund Village

Hungund is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 781 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hungund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hungund village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581203
Area (hectares) 759.04 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 781
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hungund compares

By the 2011 count Hungund is the 33rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 759.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Hungund

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

Hungund lies about 28 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 25 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 Hungund
Nearest town Bankāpur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 25 km
District headquarters Haveri 28 km

Villages closest to Hungund

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 Hungund

As per the Census of India 2011, Hungund village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Hungund village has 781 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hungund has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Hungund is 581203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hungund covers 759.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hungund falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hungund is Kalsur, about 25 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 Hungund.

Hungund is about 28 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hungund is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Bankāpur is about 9.8 km away. Shiggaon is about 11 km away. Kalsur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shidlapur (2.2 km), Muglikatti (2.2 km) and Torur (2.3 km).

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

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