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About Haraga Village

Haraga is a small village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 229 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haraga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haraga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 1023.68 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 229
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haraga compares

By the 2011 count Haraga is the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1023.68 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Haraga

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

Haraga lies about 24 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Yedekumeri, about 26 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 Haraga
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 8.3 km
Nearest town Madikeri 21 km
District headquarters Kodagu 24 km
Nearest railway station Yedekumeri 26 km

Villages closest to Haraga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haraga village had a population of 453. That makes it the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Haraga village has 229 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haraga has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Haraga is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haraga covers 1023.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Haraga falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Haraga is Yedekumeri, about 26 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 Haraga.

Haraga is about 24 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haraga is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 8.3 km away. Madikeri is about 21 km away. Kodagu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shanthalli (2.9 km), Thalthare Shetalli (3.1 km) and Bettadalli (4.0 km).

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

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