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About Harwada Village

Harwada is a large village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,362, made up of 2,137 males and 2,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwada village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581316
Area (hectares) 612.13 hectares
Population 4,362
Male Population 2,137
Female Population 2,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harwada compares

By the 2011 count Harwada is the 4th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 612.13 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Harwada

Harwada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harwada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harwada from other places

Harwada lies about 29 km from Uttara Kannada. 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 Harwada
Tehsil headquarters Ankola 3.8 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 29 km

Villages closest to Harwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwada village had a population of 4,362. That makes it the 4th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Harwada village has 2,137 males and 2,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwada has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Harwada is 581316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwada covers 612.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harwada falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Harwada notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harwada.

Harwada is about 29 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwada is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Ankola is about 3.8 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belambar (under 2 km), Honnebail (2.5 km) and Bobruwada (2.7 km).

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

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