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About Hulekere Village

Hulekere is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 373 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572213
Area (hectares) 353.97 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 373
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulekere compares

By the 2011 count Hulekere is the 112th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 353.97 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Hulekere

Hulekere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hulekere as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hulekere from other places

Hulekere lies about 29 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 16 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 Hulekere
Nearest railway station Nittur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 17 km
Nearest town Kunigal 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 29 km

Villages closest to Hulekere

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 Hulekere

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulekere village had a population of 749. That makes it the 112th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Hulekere village has 373 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulekere has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Hulekere is 572213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulekere covers 353.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulekere falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulekere is Nittur, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hulekere.

Hulekere is about 29 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulekere is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 16 km away. Gubbi is about 17 km away. Kunigal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chindigere (2.1 km), Hindisgere (2.1 km) and Chandrasekharapura Valagere Kaval (2.8 km).

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

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