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About Hodagatta Village

Hodagatta is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 324 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 488.88 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 324
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodagatta compares

By the 2011 count Hodagatta is the 107th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 488.88 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hodagatta

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

Hodagatta lies about 44 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 12 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 Hodagatta
Nearest town Māgadi 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 15 km
District headquarters Tumkur 44 km

Villages closest to Hodagatta

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 Hodagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodagatta village had a population of 633. That makes it the 107th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Hodagatta village has 324 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodagatta has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hodagatta is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodagatta covers 488.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hodagatta falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hodagatta is Tippasandra, about 12 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 Hodagatta.

Hodagatta is about 44 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodagatta is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Māgadi is about 8.6 km away. Tippasandra is about 12 km away. Kunigal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bettahalli (3.0 km), Yelagalavadi (3.1 km) and Huthridurga (3.2 km).

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

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