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About Horbhag Village

Horbhag is a mid sized village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 406 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Horbhag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horbhag village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581327
Area (hectares) 119.98 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 406
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Horbhag compares

By the 2011 count Horbhag is the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 119.98 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Horbhag

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

Horbhag lies about 38 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 4.5 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 Horbhag
Nearest railway station Honnavar 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 8.6 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 38 km

Villages closest to Horbhag

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 Horbhag

As per the Census of India 2011, Horbhag village had a population of 801. That makes it the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Horbhag village has 406 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horbhag has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Horbhag is 581327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Horbhag covers 119.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Horbhag is Honnavar, about 4.5 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 Horbhag.

Horbhag is about 38 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horbhag is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honnavar is about 4.5 km away. Kumta is about 8.6 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devagiri (1.6 km), Holegadde (2.6 km) and Math (2.7 km).

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

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