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About Harogoppa Village

Harogoppa is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 905 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harogoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harogoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577214
Area (hectares) 673.13 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 905
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harogoppa compares

By the 2011 count Harogoppa is the 29th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 673.13 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Harogoppa

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

Harogoppa lies about 31 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 13 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 Harogoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 13 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 13 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 13 km
District headquarters Shimoga 31 km

Villages closest to Harogoppa

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 Harogoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harogoppa village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 29th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Harogoppa village has 905 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harogoppa has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Harogoppa is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harogoppa covers 673.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harogoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harogoppa is Kumsi, about 13 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 Harogoppa.

Harogoppa is about 31 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harogoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 13 km away. Shikaripura is about 13 km away. Kumsi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirekoralahalli (2.3 km), Yerekatte (3.5 km) and Chikkoralahalli (3.6 km).

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

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