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About Hotegali Village

Hotegali is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 526 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hotegali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hotegali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581317
Area (hectares) 981.31 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 526
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hotegali compares

By the 2011 count Hotegali is the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 981.31 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Hotegali

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

Hotegali lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Asnoti, about 3.2 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 Hotegali
Nearest railway station Asnoti 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwar 8.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 47 km

Villages closest to Hotegali

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.

Common questions about Hotegali

As per the Census of India 2011, Hotegali village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Hotegali village has 526 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hotegali has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

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

Hotegali covers 981.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hotegali is Asnoti, about 3.2 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 Hotegali.

Hotegali 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.

Hotegali is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Asnoti is about 3.2 km away. Karwar is about 8.4 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.

The closest recorded villages are Hankon (2.2 km), Hankonjoog (2.2 km) and Kinnar (2.5 km).

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

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