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About Hunasikote Village

Hunasikote is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 645 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunasikote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunasikote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 285.09 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 645
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hunasikote compares

By the 2011 count Hunasikote is the 30th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 285.09 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Hunasikote

Hunasikote is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hunasikote 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hunasikote from other places

Hunasikote lies about 16 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Tyakal, about 2.0 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 Hunasikote
Nearest railway station Tyakal 2.0 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 15 km
District headquarters Kolar 16 km

Villages closest to Hunasikote

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 Hunasikote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunasikote village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 30th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Hunasikote village has 645 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunasikote has about 946 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 Hunasikote is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunasikote covers 285.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunasikote falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunasikote is Tyakal, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hunasikote.

Hunasikote is about 16 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunasikote is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Tyakal is about 2.0 km away. Bangarapet is about 11 km away. Malur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kempanahalli (under 2 km), Balleri (under 2 km) and Ullerahalli (under 2 km).

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

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