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About Harita Village

Harita is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 134 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581362, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harita village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581362
Area (hectares) 200.56 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 134
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harita compares

By the 2011 count Harita is the 80th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 200.56 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Harita

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

Harita lies about 18 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 9.9 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 Harita
Nearest railway station Mirjan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 18 km

Villages closest to Harita

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 Harita

As per the Census of India 2011, Harita village had a population of 250. That makes it the 80th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Harita village has 134 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harita has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Harita is 581362. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harita covers 200.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Harita is Mirjan, about 9.9 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 Harita.

Harita is about 18 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harita is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mirjan is about 9.9 km away. Kumta is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodambale (under 2 km), Bellangi (2.2 km) and Anegundi (2.4 km).

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

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