About Hankon Village

Hankon is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 569 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hankon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hankon village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Karwar
Pincode	581317
Area (hectares)	1237.28 hectares
Population	1,168
Male Population	569
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hankon compares

By the 2011 count Hankon is the 16th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 1237.28 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Hankon

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

Hankon lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Asnoti, about 4.9 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 Hankon
Nearest railway station	Asnoti	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karwar	11 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	47 km

Villages closest to Hankon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hankon village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 16th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Hankon village has 569 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hankon has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Hankon is 581317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hankon covers 1237.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hankon falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hankon is Asnoti, about 4.9 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 village for Hankon.

Hankon is about 47 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hankon is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Asnoti is about 4.9 km away. Karwar is about 11 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.