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About Hulkihal Village

Hulkihal is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,710, made up of 1,801 males and 1,909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulkihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulkihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583229
Area (hectares) 1310.83 hectares
Population 3,710
Male Population 1,801
Female Population 1,909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulkihal compares

By the 2011 count Hulkihal is the 25th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1310.83 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Hulkihal

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

Hulkihal lies about 54 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Siddapur, about 6.9 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 Hulkihal
Nearest railway station Siddapur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 18 km
Nearest town Gangavati 18 km
District headquarters Koppal 54 km

Villages closest to Hulkihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulkihal village had a population of 3,710. That makes it the 25th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Hulkihal village has 1,801 males and 1,909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulkihal has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Hulkihal is 583229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulkihal covers 1310.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulkihal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulkihal is Siddapur, about 6.9 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 Hulkihal.

Hulkihal is about 54 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulkihal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Siddapur is about 6.9 km away. Gangawati is about 18 km away. Gangavati 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 Hagedal (1.9 km), Challur (3.2 km) and Gundur (3.2 km).

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

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