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About Harthikote Village

Harthikote is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,462, made up of 1,743 males and 1,719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3103.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harthikote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harthikote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577545
Area (hectares) 3103.05 hectares
Population 3,462
Male Population 1,743
Female Population 1,719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harthikote compares

By the 2011 count Harthikote is the 12th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 3103.05 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Harthikote

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

Harthikote lies about 32 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 22 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 Harthikote
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 14 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 32 km

Villages closest to Harthikote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harthikote village had a population of 3,462. That makes it the 12th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Harthikote village has 1,743 males and 1,719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harthikote has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Harthikote is 577545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harthikote covers 3103.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harthikote falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harthikote is Balenahalli, about 22 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 Harthikote.

Harthikote is about 32 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harthikote is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 14 km away. Hiriyūr is about 14 km away. Balenahalli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalavibagi (2.9 km), Golagondanahalli (3.1 km) and Yaraballi (3.5 km).

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

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