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About Hulakodu Village

Hulakodu is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 73 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulakodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulakodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 370.58 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 73
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulakodu compares

By the 2011 count Hulakodu is the 194th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 370.58 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Hulakodu

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

Hulakodu lies about 78 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 22 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 Hulakodu
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 24 km
Nearest town Sāgar 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 78 km

Villages closest to Hulakodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulakodu village had a population of 143. That makes it the 194th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hulakodu village has 73 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulakodu has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hulakodu is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulakodu covers 370.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulakodu falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulakodu is Talaguppa, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hulakodu.

Hulakodu is about 78 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulakodu is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 22 km away. Sagar is about 24 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araballi (1.8 km), Kudaruru (2.8 km) and Valagere (2.8 km).

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

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