About Humcha Village

Humcha is a large village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,111 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Humcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Humcha village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577436
Area (hectares)	1378.08 hectares
Population	2,244
Male Population	1,111
Female Population	1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Humcha compares

By the 2011 count Humcha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1378.08 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1025.

Getting to Humcha

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

Humcha lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 19 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 Humcha
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	16 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	19 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	39 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	40 km

Villages closest to Humcha

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

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Common questions about Humcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Humcha village had a population of 2,244. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Humcha village has 1,111 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Humcha has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Humcha is 577436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Humcha covers 1378.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Humcha falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Humcha is Arasalu, about 19 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 Humcha.

Humcha is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Humcha is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 16 km away. Arasalu is about 19 km away. Sāgar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.