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About Holegadde Village

Holegadde is a large village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,044 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holegadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holegadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581327
Area (hectares) 392.07 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holegadde compares

By the 2011 count Holegadde is the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 392.07 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Holegadde

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

Holegadde lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 6.6 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 Holegadde
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Honnavar 6.6 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Holegadde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holegadde village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Holegadde village has 1,044 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holegadde has about 969 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Holegadde is 581327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holegadde covers 392.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Holegadde falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Holegadde is Honnavar, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance for Holegadde.

Holegadde is about 35 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holegadde is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 6.1 km away. Honnavar is about 6.6 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Math (under 2 km), Harnir (under 2 km) and Devagiri (under 2 km).

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

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