About Hummadagallu Village

Hummadagallu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 36 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1046.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hummadagallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hummadagallu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577448
Area (hectares)	1046.13 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	36
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hummadagallu compares

By the 2011 count Hummadagallu is the 175th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1046.13 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hummadagallu

Hummadagallu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hummadagallu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hummadagallu from other places

Hummadagallu lies about 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 36 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 Hummadagallu
Nearest town	Someshwar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	27 km
Nearest railway station	Kundapura	36 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	62 km

Villages closest to Hummadagallu

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 Hummadagallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Hummadagallu village had a population of 69. That makes it the 175th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Hummadagallu village has 36 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hummadagallu has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hummadagallu is 577448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hummadagallu covers 1046.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hummadagallu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hummadagallu is Kundapura, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hummadagallu.

Hummadagallu is about 62 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hummadagallu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 20 km away. Hosanagara is about 27 km away. Kundapura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.