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About Hulikunte Village

Hulikunte is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 911 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 382.43 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 911
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Hulikunte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 382.43 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Hulikunte

Hulikunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hulikunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hulikunte from other places

Hulikunte lies about 27 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kyatsandra, about 27 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 Hulikunte
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 2.7 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 15 km
Nearest railway station Kyatsandra 27 km
District headquarters Tumkur 27 km

Villages closest to Hulikunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulikunte village had a population of 1,866. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Hulikunte village has 911 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulikunte has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Hulikunte is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulikunte covers 382.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulikunte falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulikunte is Kyatsandra, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Hulikunte.

Hulikunte is about 27 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hulikunte is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 2.7 km away. Madhugiri is about 15 km away. Kyatsandra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarahalli (under 2 km), Sonnenahalli (1.9 km) and Mudlapanne (2.1 km).

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

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