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- LGD code
- 606101
- Pincode
- 577546
- Post office
- Hariyabbe
- Population
- 294
- Households
- 64
- Literacy rate
- 61.6%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 207
Census 2011 · in context
How Salhunse compares
By population, Salhunse ranks #133 of 158 villages in Hiriyur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.6%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Salhunse
- 61.6%
- Hiriyur mandal
- 63.8%
- Chitradurga district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−46 vs mandal average
- Salhunse
- 934
- Hiriyur mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Salhunse
- 4.6
- Hiriyur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salhunse at a glance
Salhunse is a village of 294 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Hiriyur taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 133rd-largest of 158 villages in Hiriyur taluk. Literacy is 62%, 2 points below the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577546, served by Hariyabbe post office; the LGD village code is 606101. The village votes in Hiriyur assembly constituency, represented by MLA D Sudakar. The population is estimated at 347 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hariyebbe →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salhunse · this village | 294 | 62% | — |
| Hariyabbe · Hiriyur | 3,974 | 68% | — |
| Sugur · Hiriyur | 1,409 | 63% | — |
| Mungasavalli · Hiriyur | 1,161 | 56% | — |
| Gollahalli · Hiriyur | 588 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salhunse
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HIRIYUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HARIYABBE
- Total area (ha)
- 491.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 117
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salhunse
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salhunse
- LGD code
- 606101
- Pincode
- 577546
- Post office
- Hariyabbe
- Population (Census 2011)
- 294
- Population (projected 2026)
- 347
- Households
- 64
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 61.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hiriyur
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- D Sudakar
- Block / Mandal
- Hiriyur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577546
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Salhunse
Other villages in Hiriyur mandal
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- Bharamapura
- Bharamagiri
- Kariyala
- Dindavara
- Harthikote
- Yelanadu
- Alur
- Khandenahalli
- Byadarahalli
- Huvinahole
- Kunikere
- Kodihalli
- Hemadala
- Babbur
- Myakalurahalli
- Sooragondanahalli
- Palavvanahalli
- Vanivilasapura
- Shravanagere
- Burujanaroppa
- Pilali
- Rangenahalli
- Hindasakatte
- Halagaladdi
- Maradihalli
- Chikkasiddavvanahalli
- Sondekere
- Uppalagere
- Maradidevigere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)