About Harathalu Village

Harathalu is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 350 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harathalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harathalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	579.94 hectares
Population	692
Male Population	350
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harathalu compares

By the 2011 count Harathalu is the 62nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 579.94 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1025.

Getting to Harathalu

Harathalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harathalu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harathalu from other places

Harathalu lies about 44 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 7.3 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 Harathalu
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	17 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	23 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	44 km

Villages closest to Harathalu

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.

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Common questions about Harathalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Harathalu village had a population of 692. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Harathalu village has 350 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harathalu has about 977 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Harathalu is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harathalu covers 579.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harathalu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harathalu is Anandapuram, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Harathalu.

Harathalu is about 44 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harathalu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 7.3 km away. Hosanagara is about 17 km away. Sāgar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.