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About Hunjunalu Village

Hunjunalu is a large village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,903, made up of 1,479 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2623.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunjunalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunjunalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572128
Area (hectares) 2623.43 hectares
Population 2,903
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunjunalu compares

By the 2011 count Hunjunalu is the 17th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 2623.43 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Hunjunalu

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

Hunjunalu lies about 24 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Mallasandra, about 21 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 Hunjunalu
Nearest railway station Mallasandra 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 24 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sira 26 km

Villages closest to Hunjunalu

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 Hunjunalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunjunalu village had a population of 2,903. That makes it the 17th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Hunjunalu village has 1,479 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunjunalu has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Hunjunalu is 572128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunjunalu covers 2623.43 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.

Hunjunalu falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunjunalu is Mallasandra, about 21 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 Hunjunalu.

Hunjunalu is about 24 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunjunalu is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Mallasandra is about 21 km away. Tumkur is about 24 km away. Tumkūr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadarahalli (3.8 km), Saluparahalli (6.2 km) and Jodidevarahalli (6.8 km).

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

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