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About Hombalkal Village

Hombalkal is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 350 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585291, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hombalkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hombalkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585291
Area (hectares) 358.08 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 350
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hombalkal compares

By the 2011 count Hombalkal is the 155th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 358.08 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hombalkal

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

Hombalkal lies about 80 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Almatti, about 65 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 Hombalkal
Nearest town Lingsugūr 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 32 km
Nearest railway station Almatti 65 km
District headquarters Yadgir 80 km

Villages closest to Hombalkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hombalkal village had a population of 681. That makes it the 155th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hombalkal village has 350 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hombalkal has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hombalkal is 585291. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hombalkal covers 358.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hombalkal falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hombalkal is Almatti, about 65 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 Hombalkal.

Hombalkal is about 80 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hombalkal is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Lingsugūr is about 23 km away. Shorapur is about 32 km away. Almatti is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toldinni (under 2 km), Bailkunti (2.1 km) and Balshattihal (2.4 km).

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

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