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About Harnir Village

Harnir is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 222 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harnir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harnir village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581332
Area (hectares) 121.21 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 222
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harnir compares

By the 2011 count Harnir is the 68th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 121.21 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Harnir

Harnir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harnir 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harnir from other places

Harnir lies about 34 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 Harnir
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 5.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 34 km

Villages closest to Harnir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harnir village had a population of 430. That makes it the 68th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Harnir village has 222 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harnir has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Harnir is 581332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harnir covers 121.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harnir falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Harnir notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harnir.

Harnir is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harnir is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 5.4 km away. Uttara Kannada 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 Holegadde (under 2 km), Kundguni (under 2 km) and Math (under 2 km).

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

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