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About Hadikal Village

Hadikal is a small village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 196 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hadikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hadikal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581348
Area (hectares) 700.33 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 196
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hadikal compares

By the 2011 count Hadikal is the 69th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 700.33 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Hadikal

Hadikal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hadikal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hadikal from other places

Hadikal lies about 53 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Manki, about 5.0 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 Hadikal
Nearest railway station Manki 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 15 km
Nearest town Bhatkal 22 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 53 km

Villages closest to Hadikal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hadikal village had a population of 371. That makes it the 69th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Hadikal village has 196 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hadikal has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Hadikal is 581348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hadikal covers 700.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hadikal falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hadikal is Manki, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hadikal.

Hadikal is about 53 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hadikal is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Manki is about 5.0 km away. Honavar is about 15 km away. Bhatkal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sampolli (3.2 km), Balemet (3.4 km) and Gudemakki (3.7 km).

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

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