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About Hullekere Village

Hullekere is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 638 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hullekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hullekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572215
Area (hectares) 353.91 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 638
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hullekere compares

By the 2011 count Hullekere is the 24th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 353.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Hullekere

Hullekere 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 Hullekere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hullekere from other places

Hullekere lies about 42 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 3.3 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 Hullekere
Nearest railway station Ammasandra 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 11 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 42 km

Villages closest to Hullekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hullekere village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 24th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Hullekere village has 638 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hullekere has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Hullekere is 572215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hullekere covers 353.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hullekere falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hullekere is Ammasandra, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hullekere.

Hullekere is about 42 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hullekere is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Ammasandra is about 3.3 km away. Turuvekere is about 11 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasalu (1.6 km), Dandinashivara (2.5 km) and Beechanahalli (2.6 km).

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

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