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About Holakallu Village

Holakallu is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 10 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holakallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holakallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572139
Area (hectares) 462.16 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 10
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
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 Holakallu compares

By the 2011 count Holakallu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 462.16 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Holakallu

Holakallu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Holakallu 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 Holakallu from other places

Holakallu lies about 61 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 56 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 Holakallu
Tehsil headquarters Sira 12 km
Nearest town Sīra 12 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 56 km
District headquarters Tumkur 61 km

Villages closest to Holakallu

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 Holakallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Holakallu village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Holakallu village has 10 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holakallu has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Holakallu is 572139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holakallu covers 462.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holakallu falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holakallu is Somaguddu, about 56 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 Holakallu.

Holakallu is about 61 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holakallu is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 12 km away. Sīra is about 12 km away. Somaguddu is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maddakkanahalli (under 2 km), Badakanahalli (1.9 km) and Kaggaladu (3.0 km).

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

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