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About Harihara Village

Harihara is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 830 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harihara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562126
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 830
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harihara compares

By the 2011 count Harihara is the 39th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Harihara

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

Harihara lies about 34 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, about 29 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 Harihara
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 20 km
Nearest railway station Channapatna 29 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 34 km

Villages closest to Harihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harihara village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 39th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Harihara village has 830 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harihara has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Harihara is 562126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harihara covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harihara falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harihara is Channapatna, about 29 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 Harihara.

Harihara is about 34 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harihara is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 20 km away. Channapatna is about 29 km away. Ramanagara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadahalli (1.9 km), Honniganahalli (2.4 km) and Kemmale (3.3 km).

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

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