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About Halnad Village

Halnad is a mid sized village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 507 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halnad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halnad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576211
Area (hectares) 401.52 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 507
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halnad compares

By the 2011 count Halnad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 401.52 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Halnad

Halnad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Halnad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Halnad from other places

Halnad lies about 33 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 6.0 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 Halnad
Nearest railway station Kundapura 6.0 km
District headquarters Udupi 33 km

Villages closest to Halnad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halnad village had a population of 1,112. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Halnad village has 507 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halnad has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Halnad is 576211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halnad covers 401.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halnad falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Halnad is Kundapura, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance for Halnad.

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

Halnad is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Kundapura is about 6.0 km away. Udupi 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 Balkur (2.8 km), Hombady Mandadi (4.1 km) and Ampar (4.8 km).

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

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