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About Hura Village

Hura is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,558, made up of 1,809 males and 1,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571315
Area (hectares) 715.65 hectares
Population 3,558
Male Population 1,809
Female Population 1,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hura compares

By the 2011 count Hura is the 19th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 715.65 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hura

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

Hura lies about 34 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 20 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 Hura
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 20 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 20 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 20 km
District headquarters Mysore 34 km

Villages closest to Hura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hura village had a population of 3,558. That makes it the 19th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Hura village has 1,809 males and 1,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hura has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hura is 571315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hura covers 715.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hura falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hura is Nanjangud Town, about 20 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 Hura.

Hura is about 34 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hura is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 20 km away. Nanjangūd is about 20 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channapatna (1.6 km), Malkundi (2.2 km) and Kaladevanahalli (2.2 km).

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

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