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About Hunsavalli Village

Hunsavalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 212 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 354.87 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 212
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunsavalli compares

By the 2011 count Hunsavalli is the 154th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 354.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 986.

Getting to Hunsavalli

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

Hunsavalli lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 16 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 Hunsavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 13 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 16 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 58 km

Villages closest to Hunsavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsavalli village had a population of 408. That makes it the 154th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hunsavalli village has 212 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsavalli has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hunsavalli is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsavalli covers 354.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hunsavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsavalli is Balegundi, about 16 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 Hunsavalli.

Hunsavalli is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Balegundi is about 16 km away. Shikaripura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunavalli (under 2 km), Kannuru (under 2 km) and Brahmanavadaholekatte (under 2 km).

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

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