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About Halaga Village

Halaga is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 50 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halaga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577220
Area (hectares) 282.92 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 50
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halaga compares

By the 2011 count Halaga is the 218th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 282.92 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Halaga

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

Halaga lies about 22 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 24 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 Halaga
District headquarters Shimoga 22 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 23 km
Nearest railway station Shivamogga - SME 24 km

Villages closest to Halaga

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 Halaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Halaga village had a population of 104. That makes it the 218th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Halaga village has 50 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halaga has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Halaga is 577220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halaga covers 282.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Halaga falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Halaga is Shivamogga - SME, about 24 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 Halaga.

Halaga is about 22 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halaga is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga is about 22 km away. Shivamogga is about 22 km away. Tirthahalli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halasavala (1.7 km), Shinduvadi (1.9 km) and Kelanarasi (2.2 km).

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

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