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About Halkani Village

Halkani is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 88 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halkani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 218.45 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 88
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halkani compares

By the 2011 count Halkani is the 134th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 218.45 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1010.

Getting to Halkani

Halkani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Halkani as Available within 5 - 10 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 Halkani from other places

Halkani lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 32 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 Halkani
Nearest town Sirsi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 18 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 32 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km

Villages closest to Halkani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halkani village had a population of 184. That makes it the 134th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Halkani village has 88 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halkani has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Halkani is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halkani covers 218.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Halkani falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Halkani is Talaguppa, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Halkani.

Halkani 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.

Halkani is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 15 km away. Siddapur is about 18 km away. Talaguppa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodsar Halkani (under 2 km), Bannige (under 2 km) and Kodsar (under 2 km).

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

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