About Hunsekatte Village

Hunsekatte is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 269 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsekatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsekatte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	177.1 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	269
Female Population	258
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 Hunsekatte compares

By the 2011 count Hunsekatte is the 113th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 177.1 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Hunsekatte

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

Hunsekatte lies about 68 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 29 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 Hunsekatte
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	25 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	25 km
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	29 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	68 km

Villages closest to Hunsekatte

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Hunsekatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsekatte village had a population of 527. That makes it the 113th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Hunsekatte village has 269 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsekatte has about 959 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 Hunsekatte is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsekatte covers 177.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunsekatte falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsekatte is Balegundi, about 29 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 Hunsekatte.

Hunsekatte is about 68 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsekatte is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 25 km away. Shikaripura is about 25 km away. Balegundi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.