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About Haniya Village

Haniya is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 157 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haniya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 356.67 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 157
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haniya compares

By the 2011 count Haniya is the 121st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 356.67 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Haniya

Haniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Haniya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Haniya from other places

Haniya lies about 55 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, 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 Haniya
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 28 km
Nearest town Sāgar 33 km
District headquarters Shimoga 55 km

Villages closest to Haniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haniya village had a population of 320. That makes it the 121st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Haniya village has 157 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haniya has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Haniya is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haniya covers 356.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Haniya falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Haniya is Anandapuram, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Haniya.

Haniya is about 55 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haniya is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 5.3 km away. Anandapuram is about 28 km away. Sāgar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargadi (under 2 km), Kukkod Agasaramane (under 2 km) and Kumbatti (under 2 km).

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

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