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About Harwal Village

Harwal is a large village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,890, made up of 1,932 males and 1,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2745.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585310
Area (hectares) 2745.37 hectares
Population 3,890
Male Population 1,932
Female Population 1,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwal compares

By the 2011 count Harwal is the 14th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 2745.37 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Harwal

Harwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harwal from other places

Harwal lies about 35 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Martur, about 28 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 Harwal
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 10 km
Nearest railway station Martur 28 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 35 km

Villages closest to Harwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwal village had a population of 3,890. That makes it the 14th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Harwal village has 1,932 males and 1,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwal has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Harwal is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwal covers 2745.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harwal falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harwal is Martur, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Harwal.

Harwal is about 35 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwal is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 10 km away. Martur is about 28 km away. Gulbarga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasangi (3.1 km), Janiwar (4.2 km) and Hanchinal S Nelogi (8.4 km).

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

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