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About Husri Village

Husri is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 282 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Husri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Husri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 711.09 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 282
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Husri compares

By the 2011 count Husri is the 78th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 711.09 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Husri

Husri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Husri as Available within <5 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 Husri from other places

Husri lies about 37 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 45 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 Husri
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 6.6 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 37 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 45 km

Villages closest to Husri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Husri village had a population of 548. That makes it the 78th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Husri village has 282 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Husri has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Husri is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Husri covers 711.09 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.

Husri falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Husri is Kanale, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Husri.

Husri is about 37 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Husri is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 6.6 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 37 km away. Kanale is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankoppa (2.4 km), Kabbe (2.5 km) and Byagadde (2.5 km).

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

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