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About Hunsgi Village

Hunsgi is one of the larger villages in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,947, made up of 7,167 males and 6,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3617.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585215
Area (hectares) 3617.68 hectares
Population 13,947
Male Population 7,167
Female Population 6,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunsgi compares

By the 2011 count Hunsgi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 3617.68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hunsgi

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

Hunsgi lies about 75 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Almatti, about 67 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 Hunsgi
Nearest town Tālīkota 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 26 km
Nearest railway station Almatti 67 km
District headquarters Yadgir 75 km

Villages closest to Hunsgi

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 Hunsgi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsgi village had a population of 13,947. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hunsgi village has 7,167 males and 6,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsgi 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 Hunsgi is 585215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsgi covers 3617.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunsgi falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsgi is Almatti, about 67 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 village for Hunsgi.

Hunsgi is about 75 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsgi is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Tālīkota is about 22 km away. Shorapur is about 26 km away. Almatti is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wajjal (3.9 km), Srinivaspur (4.6 km) and Banhatti (4.7 km).

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

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