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About Shuntihaklu Village

Shuntihaklu is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 98 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1511.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuntihaklu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuntihaklu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577424
Area (hectares) 1511.84 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 98
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shuntihaklu compares

By the 2011 count Shuntihaklu is the 187th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 1511.84 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shuntihaklu

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

Shuntihaklu lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 38 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 Shuntihaklu
Nearest town Someshwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 19 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 38 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Shuntihaklu

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 Shuntihaklu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuntihaklu village had a population of 186. That makes it the 187th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Shuntihaklu village has 98 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuntihaklu has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shuntihaklu is 577424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuntihaklu covers 1511.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shuntihaklu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shuntihaklu is Barkur, about 38 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 Shuntihaklu.

Shuntihaklu 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.

Shuntihaklu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 14 km away. Tirthahalli is about 19 km away. Barkur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huruli (2.1 km), Shivalli (2.4 km) and Kattekoppa (7.0 km).

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

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