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About Hullukodu Village

Hullukodu is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 120 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hullukodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hullukodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577411
Area (hectares) 261.92 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 120
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hullukodu compares

By the 2011 count Hullukodu is the 172nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 261.92 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hullukodu

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

Hullukodu lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 54 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 Hullukodu
Nearest town Someshwar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 34 km
Nearest railway station Udupi 54 km
District headquarters Shimoga 69 km

Villages closest to Hullukodu

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 Hullukodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Hullukodu village had a population of 235. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hullukodu village has 120 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hullukodu has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hullukodu is 577411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hullukodu covers 261.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hullukodu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hullukodu is Udupi, about 54 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 Hullukodu.

Hullukodu is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hullukodu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 25 km away. Tirthahalli is about 34 km away. Udupi is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabbanagadde (8.3 km), Yadehalli (9.8 km) and Yadehallipal (9.8 km).

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

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