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About Holehonnuru Village

Holehonnuru is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,283, made up of 2,205 males and 2,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holehonnuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holehonnuru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577227
Area (hectares) 36.71 hectares
Population 4,283
Male Population 2,205
Female Population 2,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holehonnuru compares

By the 2011 count Holehonnuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 36.71 hectares work out to about 117 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Holehonnuru

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

Holehonnuru lies about 14 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, 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 Holehonnuru
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 11 km
District headquarters Shimoga 14 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 16 km

Villages closest to Holehonnuru

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 Holehonnuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Holehonnuru village had a population of 4,283. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Holehonnuru village has 2,205 males and 2,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holehonnuru has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Holehonnuru is 577227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holehonnuru covers 36.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 117 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Holehonnuru falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holehonnuru is Shimoga Bidare, 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 Holehonnuru.

Holehonnuru is about 14 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holehonnuru is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga Bidare is about 11 km away. Shimoga is about 14 km away. Shivamogga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannekoppa (1.6 km), Koppa (1.6 km) and Koppadalu (1.6 km).

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

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