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About Hanumanthapura Village

Hanumanthapura is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,076 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 825.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanumanthapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanumanthapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577243
Area (hectares) 825.27 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanumanthapura compares

By the 2011 count Hanumanthapura is the 26th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 825.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hanumanthapura

Hanumanthapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanumanthapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hanumanthapura from other places

Hanumanthapura lies about 6.7 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kotegangoor, about 5.8 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 Hanumanthapura
Nearest railway station Kotegangoor 5.8 km
District headquarters Shimoga 6.7 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 23 km

Villages closest to Hanumanthapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanumanthapura village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 26th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Hanumanthapura village has 1,076 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanumanthapura has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hanumanthapura is 577243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanumanthapura covers 825.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanumanthapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanumanthapura is Kotegangoor, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hanumanthapura.

Hanumanthapura is about 6.7 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanumanthapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Kotegangoor is about 5.8 km away. Shimoga is about 6.7 km away. Shivamogga is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basavapura (4.4 km), Somenakoppa (5.9 km) and Hosahalli (8.1 km).

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

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