About Harkud Village

Harkud is a large village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,535, made up of 1,279 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1227.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkud village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Basavakalyan
Pincode	585331
Area (hectares)	1227.27 hectares
Population	2,535
Male Population	1,279
Female Population	1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkud compares

By the 2011 count Harkud is the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1227.27 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Harkud

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

Harkud lies about 73 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 18 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 Harkud
Nearest railway station	Kamalapura	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basavakalyan	21 km
District headquarters	Bidar	73 km

Villages closest to Harkud

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

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Common questions about Harkud

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkud village had a population of 2,535. That makes it the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Harkud village has 1,279 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkud has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Harkud is 585331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkud covers 1227.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harkud falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harkud is Kamalapura, about 18 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 Harkud.

Harkud is about 73 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkud is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Kamalapura is about 18 km away. Basavakalyan is about 21 km away. Bidar is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.