About Hillur Village

Hillur is a large village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,273 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3388.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hillur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hillur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Ankola
Pincode	581344
Area (hectares)	3388.78 hectares
Population	2,499
Male Population	1,273
Female Population	1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hillur compares

By the 2011 count Hillur is the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 3388.78 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Hillur

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

Hillur lies about 8.9 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 14 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 Hillur
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gokarna Road	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ankola	18 km

Villages closest to Hillur

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

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Common questions about Hillur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hillur village had a population of 2,499. That makes it the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Hillur village has 1,273 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hillur 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 Hillur is 581344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hillur covers 3388.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hillur falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hillur is Gokarna Road, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hillur.

Hillur is about 8.9 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hillur is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 8.9 km away. Gokarna Road is about 14 km away. Ankola is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.