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About Hukli Village

Hukli is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 284 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1204.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hukli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hukli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581331
Area (hectares) 1204.58 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 284
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hukli compares

By the 2011 count Hukli is the 45th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 1204.58 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hukli

Hukli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hukli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hukli from other places

Hukli lies about 30 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 28 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 Hukli
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 24 km
Nearest town Sirsi 27 km
Nearest railway station Kumta 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 30 km

Villages closest to Hukli

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 Hukli

As per the Census of India 2011, Hukli village had a population of 562. That makes it the 45th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hukli village has 284 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hukli has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Hukli is 581331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hukli covers 1204.58 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Hukli is Kumta, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hukli.

Hukli is about 30 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hukli is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 24 km away. Sirsi is about 27 km away. Kumta is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handiyane Math (2.9 km), Tandagundi (3.1 km) and Shivalmane (3.5 km).

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

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