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About Chikka Hulikunte Village

Chikka Hulikunte is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 437 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikka Hulikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikka Hulikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 804.98 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 437
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chikka Hulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Chikka Hulikunte is the 95th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 804.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chikka Hulikunte

Chikka Hulikunte 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 Chikka Hulikunte 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chikka Hulikunte from other places

Chikka Hulikunte lies about 74 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 42 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 Chikka Hulikunte
Tehsil headquarters Sira 27 km
Nearest town Sīra 27 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 42 km
District headquarters Tumkur 74 km

Villages closest to Chikka Hulikunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikka Hulikunte village had a population of 904. That makes it the 95th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Chikka Hulikunte village has 437 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikka Hulikunte has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Chikka Hulikunte is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikka Hulikunte covers 804.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chikka Hulikunte falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chikka Hulikunte is Pavagada, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chikka Hulikunte.

Chikka Hulikunte is about 74 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikka Hulikunte is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 27 km away. Sīra is about 27 km away. Pavagada is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hulikunte (under 2 km), Chikkabanagere (2.1 km) and Gandihalli (2.5 km).

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

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