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[[File:Western-Ghats-rainfall.svg|thumb|Map showing the annual rainfall in the Western Ghats.]]
[[File:Hulikal Ghat, Hosanagara, Shivamogga Karnataka.jpg|thumb|Hulikal Ghat – The road in the picture connects Kundapur and other towns in Shivamogga district.]]
'''Hulikal''' is a village located in the [[Hosanagara]] [[Tehsil|taluk]] of the [[Shimoga district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]] and is known for its heavy rainfall. The Hulikal village lies in western ghat ( Paschima ghatta in Kannada ) region of Karnataka state. The range of ghat is known by the name '''Hulikal ghat''' or '''Balebare ghat'''. The road running between Hosangadi and Mastikatte through Hulikal ghati connects coastal district of [[Udupi]] with Shivamogga ( Shimoga ) district. The Mani dam reservoir and Savehoklu reservoir are nearby. [[Karnataka Power Corporation Limited|KPCL]] has its colony at Mastikatte near to Hulikal. The nearest airport is at [[Mangalore]], situated 123 km south-west of Hulikal. It has an elevation of 600m.

== Climate ==
Hulikal experiences an extremely wet [[tropical monsoon climate]] (Am) under the [[Köppen climate classification]]. It has little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November.
{{Weather box
| location = Hulikal
| metric first = Y
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 29.3
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 31.9
| Apr high C = 32.0
| May high C = 30.9
| Jun high C = 26.7
| Jul high C = 25.0
| Aug high C = 25.2
| Sep high C = 26.4
| Oct high C = 27.8
| Nov high C = 28.5
| Dec high C = 28.7
| Jan low C = 16.3
| Feb low C = 17.3
| Mar low C = 19.5
| Apr low C = 21.5
| May low C = 21.9
| Jun low C = 20.8
| Jul low C = 20.4
| Aug low C = 20.3
| Sep low C = 20.0
| Oct low C = 19.9
| Nov low C = 18.2
| Dec low C = 16.5
| Jan rain mm = 0
| Feb rain mm = 0
| Mar rain mm = 2
| Apr rain mm = 18
| May rain mm = 142
| Jun rain mm = 1728
| Jul rain mm = 2835
| Aug rain mm = 2230
| Sep rain mm = 674
| Oct rain mm = 290
| Nov rain mm = 73
| Dec rain mm = 15
| rain colour = green
| source 1 = Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Karnataka<ref name= DES >{{cite web
| url = http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf | title = DES | access-date =7 July 2016
| publisher = DES}}</ref>
| date=2014
|source 2 = Climate-Data.org<ref name= Climate-Data.org>{{cite web
| url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/59725/
| title = CLIMATE: HULIKAL
| access-date = 18 February 2016}}</ref>
}}

==Rainfall==
It is situated in the dense forests of the [[Western Ghats]]. Over the past few years it has surpassed the rainfall record held by [[Agumbe]] in [[Tirthahalli]] taluk, also in [[Shimoga district]] to be arguably called the 'rain capital' of [[Karnataka]].<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/173112/hulikal-agumbe.html Hulikal is the new Agumbe] from ''DeccanHerald.com'' accessed 23 March 2013</ref>

However, rainfall in [[Amagaon]] near [[Khanapur]] in [[Belgaum District]] has reached the figure of 10,000 mm annual rainfall twice from 2006 to 2011. Also, Amagaon has received more rain than Agumbe and Hulikal three times from 2006 to 2011.<ref name=deccan>[http://www.deccanherald.com/pages.php?id=271493 Amagaon is now Cherrapunji of South] from ''DeccanHerald.com'' accessed 23 March 2013</ref>

==Comparisons==
The table below compares rainfall between Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district, Hulikal in Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district, Amagaon in Khanapur Taluk in Belgaum district and Talacauvery in Madikeri taluk in Kodagu district, Kerekatte of Sringeri Taluk in Chikmagalur District, Nilkund of Siddapur Taluk in Uttara Kannada district and Kollur of Kundapur Taluk in Udupi district to show which one can be called the "[[Cherrapunji]] of South India".<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2607630.ece Hulikal in Shimoga district is wettest in State] from ''TheHindu.com'' accessed 23 March 2013</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf|title=Govt of Karnataka Rainfall Statistics (Kokalli)|website=DES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://des.kar.nic.in/|title=Rainfall Statistics of Karnataka|website=DES Karanataka}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Hulikal Rainfall (mm)
! Agumbe Rainfall (mm)
! Amagaon Rainfall (mm)
! Talacauvery Rainfall (mm) <ref>Amagaon has got over 10,000 mm annual rainfall twice in the five years (2006-2010). The exact amount of rainfall is not available. See [http://www.deccanherald.com/pages.php?id=271493 Amagaon is now Cherrapunji of South] from ''DeccanHerald.com'' accessed 23 March 2013</ref>
!Kerekatte Rainfall (mm)
!Nilkund Rainfall (mm)
!Kollur Rainfall (mm)
|-
| 2017
| 5,700
| 6,311
| 4,733
| 5,859
| 5,500
| 4,981
| 5,203
|-
| 2016
| 5,721
| 6,449
| 4,705
| 5,430
| 5,265
| 4,655
| 3,496
|-
| 2015
| 6,035
| 5,518
| 4,013
| 5,319
| 5,013
| 4,367
| 4,254
|-
| 2014
| 7,907
| 7,917
| 5,580
| 7,844
| 6,334
| 6,710
| 3,308
|-
| 2013
| 9,383
| 8,770
| 8,440
| 8,628
| 7,460
| 7,082
| 6,614
|-
| 2012
| 8,409
| 6,933
| 5,987
| 5,722
| 5,839
| 5,398
| 6,715
|-
| 2011
| 8,523
| 7,921
| 9,368
| 6,855
| 6,826
| 6,593
| 7,083
|-
| 2010
| 7,717
| 6,929
| 10,068
| 6,794
| 5,332
| 5,648
| 7,685
|-
| 2009
| 8,357
| 7,982
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2008
| 7,115
| 7,199
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2007
| 9,038
| 8,255
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2006
| 8,656
| 8,457
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|}

==Notes and references==
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{{Mountain passes of India}}
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[[Category:Villages in Shimoga district]]

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