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About Hulgera Village

Hulgera is one of the larger villages in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,605, made up of 2,755 males and 2,850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3647.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulgera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulgera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583281
Area (hectares) 3647.91 hectares
Population 5,605
Male Population 2,755
Female Population 2,850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulgera compares

By the 2011 count Hulgera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 3647.91 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hulgera

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

Hulgera lies about 68 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 30 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 Hulgera
Nearest town Ilkal 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 26 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 30 km
District headquarters Koppal 68 km

Villages closest to Hulgera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulgera village had a population of 5,605. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Hulgera village has 2,755 males and 2,850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulgera has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hulgera is 583281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulgera covers 3647.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulgera falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulgera is Linganabandi, about 30 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 Hulgera.

Hulgera is about 68 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulgera is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Ilkal is about 6.1 km away. Kushtagi is about 26 km away. Linganabandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandargal (4.0 km), Antarthana (6.0 km) and Bilekal (6.3 km).

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

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