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About Horani Village

Horani is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 45 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Horani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 145.41 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 45
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Horani compares

By the 2011 count Horani is the 223rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 145.41 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Horani

Horani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Horani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Horani from other places

Horani lies about 45 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 34 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 Horani
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 2.8 km
Nearest town Someshwar 29 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 45 km

Villages closest to Horani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Horani village had a population of 87. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Horani village has 45 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horani has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Horani is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Horani covers 145.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Horani falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Horani is Arasalu, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Horani.

Horani is about 45 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horani is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 2.8 km away. Someshwar is about 29 km away. Arasalu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yoginarasipura (under 2 km), Neraturu (1.9 km) and Shirupathi (2.1 km).

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

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