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About Hikkal Village

Hikkal is a small village in Tumkur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 159 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hikkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tumkur
Pincode 572140
Area (hectares) 194.38 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 159
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hikkal compares

By the 2011 count Hikkal is the 233rd largest of the 332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 194.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 980.

Getting to Hikkal

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

Hikkal lies about 33 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 4.2 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 Hikkal
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 4.2 km
Nearest town Kunigal 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumkur 33 km

Villages closest to Hikkal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tumkur 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 Hikkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hikkal village had a population of 336. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Hikkal village has 159 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hikkal has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Hikkal is 572140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hikkal covers 194.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hikkal falls under Tumkur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hikkal is Tippasandra, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Hikkal.

Hikkal is about 33 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hikkal is in Tumkur tehsil of Tumkur district. Tippasandra is about 4.2 km away. Kunigal is about 6.7 km away. Tumkur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yellapura (7.8 km), Doddaguni (9.9 km) and Kalkere (10 km).

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

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