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About Hulkur Village

Hulkur is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 424 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 236.51 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 424
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulkur compares

By the 2011 count Hulkur is the 73rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 236.51 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Hulkur

Hulkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hulkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hulkur from other places

Hulkur 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 Hulkur
Nearest railway station Byatrayanahalli 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 8.9 km
Nearest town Mālūr 8.9 km
District headquarters Kolar 23 km

Villages closest to Hulkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulkur village had a population of 823. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Hulkur village has 424 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulkur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Hulkur is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulkur covers 236.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulkur falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulkur 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 10+ km distance for Hulkur.

Hulkur 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Chakanahalli (under 2 km), Thirumalahatti (under 2 km) and Kurnahosahalli (1.6 km).

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

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