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About Haya Village

Haya is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 357 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 324.98 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 357
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haya compares

By the 2011 count Haya is the 85th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 324.98 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Haya

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

Haya lies about 78 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 35 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 Haya
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 13 km
Nearest town Hāngal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 78 km

Villages closest to Haya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haya village had a population of 724. That makes it the 85th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Haya village has 357 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haya has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Haya is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haya covers 324.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haya falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Haya is Kanale, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Haya.

Haya is about 78 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haya is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Hāngal is about 30 km away. Kanale is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathighatta (under 2 km), Hosuru (1.7 km) and Gendla (2.7 km).

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

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