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About Hulkuru Village

Hulkuru is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 250 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulkuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulkuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563116
Area (hectares) 141.42 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 250
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulkuru compares

By the 2011 count Hulkuru is the 170th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 141.42 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Hulkuru

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

Hulkuru lies about 23 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Byatrayanahalli, about 3.0 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 Hulkuru
Nearest railway station Byatrayanahalli 3.0 km
Nearest town Mālūr 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 18 km
District headquarters Kolar 23 km

Villages closest to Hulkuru

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 Hulkuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulkuru village had a population of 536. That makes it the 170th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Hulkuru village has 250 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulkuru has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hulkuru is 563116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulkuru covers 141.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulkuru falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulkuru is Byatrayanahalli, about 3.0 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 Hulkuru.

Hulkuru is about 23 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulkuru is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Byatrayanahalli is about 3.0 km away. Mālūr is about 8.9 km away. Bangarapet is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are N G Hulkur (under 2 km), Madigarahalli (2.8 km) and Bhuvanahalli (5.2 km).

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

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