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About Hammiyala Village

Hammiyala is a small village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 180 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4811.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hammiyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hammiyala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571201
Area (hectares) 4811.04 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 180
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hammiyala compares

By the 2011 count Hammiyala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 4811.04 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1005.

Getting to Hammiyala

Hammiyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hammiyala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hammiyala from other places

Hammiyala lies about 20 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 27 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 Hammiyala
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 17 km
District headquarters Kodagu 20 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 27 km

Villages closest to Hammiyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hammiyala village had a population of 348. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Hammiyala village has 180 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hammiyala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Hammiyala is 571201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hammiyala covers 4811.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hammiyala falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hammiyala is Bajakere, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hammiyala.

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

Hammiyala is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Madikeri is about 17 km away. Kodagu is about 20 km away. Bajakere is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukkodlu (8.0 km), Galibeedu (13 km) and Hebbettageri (13 km).

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

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