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About Hulikunte Village

Hulikunte is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 626 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 1089.88 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 626
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Hulikunte is the 69th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 1089.88 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Hulikunte

Hulikunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hulikunte from other places

Hulikunte lies about 74 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 43 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 Hulikunte
Tehsil headquarters Sira 27 km
Nearest town Sīra 27 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 43 km
District headquarters Tumkur 74 km

Villages closest to 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 Hulikunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulikunte village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 69th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Hulikunte village has 626 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulikunte has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

Hulikunte covers 1089.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hulikunte falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hulikunte is Pavagada, about 43 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 Hulikunte.

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.

Hulikunte is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 27 km away. Sīra is about 27 km away. Pavagada is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikka Hulikunte (under 2 km), Kotti (2.5 km) and Nidagatta (2.5 km).

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

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