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About Hutgar Village

Hutgar is a large village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,123 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hutgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hutgar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581336
Area (hectares) 510.21 hectares
Population 2,173
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hutgar compares

By the 2011 count Hutgar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 510.21 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hutgar

Hutgar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hutgar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hutgar from other places

Hutgar lies about 27 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 44 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 Hutgar
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 4.0 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 27 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 44 km

Villages closest to Hutgar

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 Hutgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hutgar village had a population of 2,173. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Hutgar village has 1,123 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hutgar has about 935 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 Hutgar is 581336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hutgar covers 510.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hutgar is Mirjan, about 44 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 village for Hutgar.

Hutgar is about 27 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hutgar is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 4.0 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 27 km away. Mirjan is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harepal (1.5 km), Itaguli (1.9 km) and Kalugar (2.2 km).

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

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