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About Hodalakutra Village

Hodalakutra is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 62 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodalakutra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodalakutra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577414
Area (hectares) 103.2 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 62
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodalakutra compares

By the 2011 count Hodalakutra is the 212th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 103.2 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1033.

Getting to Hodalakutra

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

Hodalakutra lies about 39 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Hodalakutra
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 29 km
Nearest town Someshwar 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 39 km

Villages closest to Hodalakutra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodalakutra village had a population of 119. That makes it the 212th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hodalakutra village has 62 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodalakutra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hodalakutra is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodalakutra covers 103.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hodalakutra falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hodalakutra is Arasalu, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hodalakutra.

Hodalakutra is about 39 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodalakutra is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 6.7 km away. Arasalu is about 29 km away. Someshwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biluvehariharapura (under 2 km), Nellisara (1.7 km) and Agasadi (1.8 km).

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

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