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About Hanchala Village

Hanchala is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 422 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanchala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanchala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563114
Area (hectares) 406.34 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 422
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanchala compares

By the 2011 count Hanchala is the 86th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 406.34 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Hanchala

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

Hanchala lies about 8.6 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Hudukula, about 3.7 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 Hanchala
Nearest railway station Hudukula 3.7 km
District headquarters Kolar 8.6 km
Nearest town Kolār 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 9.8 km

Villages closest to Hanchala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanchala village had a population of 824. That makes it the 86th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Hanchala village has 422 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanchala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hanchala is 563114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanchala covers 406.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanchala falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanchala is Hudukula, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Hanchala.

Hanchala is about 8.6 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanchala is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Hudukula is about 3.7 km away. Kolar is about 8.6 km away. Kolār is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mageri (1.5 km), Mugalabele (2.1 km) and Ghattamadamangala (2.4 km).

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

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