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About Hunasekatte Village

Hunasekatte is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,269 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1461.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunasekatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunasekatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577115
Area (hectares) 1461.98 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunasekatte compares

By the 2011 count Hunasekatte is the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 1461.98 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hunasekatte

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

Hunasekatte lies about 18 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Bhadravati, about 11 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 Hunasekatte
Nearest railway station Bhadravati 11 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 12 km
District headquarters Shimoga 18 km

Villages closest to Hunasekatte

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 Hunasekatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunasekatte village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Hunasekatte village has 1,269 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunasekatte has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hunasekatte is 577115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunasekatte covers 1461.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hunasekatte falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunasekatte is Bhadravati, about 11 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 Hunasekatte.

Hunasekatte is about 18 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunasekatte is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 11 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 12 km away. Shimoga 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 Thammadihalli (2.9 km), Kambadala Hosuru (4.0 km) and Honnehatti (4.1 km).

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

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