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About Hanchipura Village

Hanchipura is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 177 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanchipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanchipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572111
Area (hectares) 169.55 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 177
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanchipura compares

By the 2011 count Hanchipura is the 159th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 169.55 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hanchipura

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

Hanchipura lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 18 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 Hanchipura
Nearest railway station Siddapura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Hanchipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanchipura village had a population of 379. That makes it the 159th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Hanchipura village has 177 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanchipura has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hanchipura is 572111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanchipura covers 169.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanchipura falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanchipura is Siddapura, about 18 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 Hanchipura.

Hanchipura is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanchipura is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 18 km away. Kunigal is about 23 km away. Tumkur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benavara (under 2 km), Yadavanne (1.6 km) and Valagerepura (2.3 km).

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

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