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About Haragi Village

Haragi is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 636 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haragi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haragi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 522.3 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 636
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haragi compares

By the 2011 count Haragi is the 57th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 522.3 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Haragi

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

Haragi lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 31 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 Haragi
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 25 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 25 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 31 km
District headquarters Shimoga 69 km

Villages closest to Haragi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haragi village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 57th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Haragi village has 636 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haragi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Haragi is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haragi covers 522.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haragi falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Haragi is Balegundi, about 31 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 Haragi.

Haragi is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haragi is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 25 km away. Shikaripura is about 25 km away. Balegundi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodihalli (under 2 km), Hunsekatte (1.8 km) and Sahasravalli (2.9 km).

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

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