About Hithala Village

Hithala is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,644, made up of 1,349 males and 1,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hithala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hithala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577214
Area (hectares)	670.43 hectares
Population	2,644
Male Population	1,349
Female Population	1,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hithala compares

By the 2011 count Hithala is the 12th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 670.43 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hithala

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

Hithala lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 15 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 Hithala
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	11 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	15 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	36 km

Villages closest to Hithala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hithala village had a population of 2,644. That makes it the 12th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Hithala village has 1,349 males and 1,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hithala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hithala is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hithala covers 670.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hithala falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hithala is Kumsi, about 15 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 Hithala.

Hithala is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hithala is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 11 km away. Shikaripura is about 11 km away. Kumsi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.