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About Horabylu Village

Horabylu is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 188 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Horabylu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horabylu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 327.15 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 188
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Horabylu compares

By the 2011 count Horabylu is the 171st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 327.15 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 Horabylu

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

Horabylu lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 12 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 Horabylu
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 12 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 12 km
Nearest town Sāgar 14 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Horabylu

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 Horabylu

As per the Census of India 2011, Horabylu village had a population of 361. That makes it the 171st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Horabylu village has 188 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horabylu has about 920 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 Horabylu is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Horabylu covers 327.15 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.

Horabylu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Horabylu is Balegundi, about 12 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 km distance for Horabylu.

Horabylu is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horabylu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 12 km away. Balegundi is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Horabailu (under 2 km), Horabailukoppa (under 2 km) and Duguru (under 2 km).

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

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