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About Hanagawadi Village

Hanagawadi is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,985, made up of 1,548 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanagawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanagawadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577601
Area (hectares) 586.35 hectares
Population 2,985
Male Population 1,548
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hanagawadi compares

By the 2011 count Hanagawadi is the 15th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 586.35 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 959.

Getting to Hanagawadi

Hanagawadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hanagawadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanagawadi from other places

Hanagawadi lies about 15 km from Davanagere. 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 Hanagawadi
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 4.2 km
District headquarters Davanagere 15 km

Villages closest to Hanagawadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanagawadi village had a population of 2,985. That makes it the 15th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Hanagawadi village has 1,548 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanagawadi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Hanagawadi is 577601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanagawadi covers 586.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanagawadi falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hanagawadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hanagawadi.

Hanagawadi is about 15 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanagawadi is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 4.2 km away. Davanagere is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagenahalli (under 2 km), Haraganahalli (1.9 km) and Belludi (2.5 km).

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

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