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About Hodalur Village

Hodalur is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 519 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572216
Area (hectares) 369.83 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 519
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hodalur compares

By the 2011 count Hodalur is the 61st largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 369.83 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Hodalur

Hodalur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hodalur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hodalur from other places

Hodalur lies about 23 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 4.7 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 Hodalur
Nearest railway station Nittur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 4.9 km
District headquarters Tumkur 23 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 23 km

Villages closest to Hodalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodalur village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 61st largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Hodalur village has 519 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodalur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Hodalur is 572216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodalur covers 369.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hodalur falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hodalur is Nittur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hodalur.

Hodalur is about 23 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodalur is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 4.7 km away. Gubbi is about 4.9 km away. Tumkur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kittadakuppe (1.7 km), Thorehalli (2.0 km) and Mathighatta (2.7 km).

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

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