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About Hathur Village

Hathur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 439 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 524.84 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 439
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hathur compares

By the 2011 count Hathur is the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 524.84 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Hathur

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

Hathur lies about 30 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 62 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 Hathur
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 8.3 km
District headquarters Kodagu 30 km
Nearest town Madikeri 32 km
Nearest railway station Kannur South 62 km

Villages closest to Hathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathur village had a population of 882. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hathur village has 439 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Hathur is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathur covers 524.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hathur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hathur is Kannur South, about 62 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 Hathur.

Hathur is about 30 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 8.3 km away. Kodagu is about 30 km away. Madikeri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunda (2.0 km), Kalathmadu (3.0 km) and Kaikeri (3.1 km).

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

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