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About Hithlukeri Village

Hithlukeri is a small village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 223 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hithlukeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hithlukeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571235
Area (hectares) 233.78 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 223
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hithlukeri compares

By the 2011 count Hithlukeri is the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 233.78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Hithlukeri

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

Hithlukeri lies about 48 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 4.5 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 Hithlukeri
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 4.5 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 29 km
District headquarters Kodagu 48 km

Villages closest to Hithlukeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hithlukeri village had a population of 465. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Hithlukeri village has 223 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hithlukeri has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Hithlukeri is 571235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hithlukeri covers 233.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hithlukeri falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hithlukeri is Kadagaravalli, about 4.5 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 village for Hithlukeri.

Hithlukeri is about 48 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hithlukeri is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Kadagaravalli is about 4.5 km away. Sakleshpur is about 13 km away. Somvarpet is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelliyahadikeri (under 2 km), Kothanalli (11 km) and Aigur (11 km).

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

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