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About Harshikatta Village

Harshikatta is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 297 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harshikatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harshikatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 119.95 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 297
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harshikatta compares

By the 2011 count Harshikatta is the 39th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 119.95 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Harshikatta

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

Harshikatta lies about 38 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 26 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 Harshikatta
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 13 km
Nearest town Sirsi 21 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 38 km

Villages closest to Harshikatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harshikatta village had a population of 597. That makes it the 39th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Harshikatta village has 297 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harshikatta has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Harshikatta is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harshikatta covers 119.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harshikatta falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harshikatta is Talaguppa, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Harshikatta.

Harshikatta 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.

Harshikatta is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 13 km away. Sirsi is about 21 km away. Talaguppa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnehadda (under 2 km), Harshimane (under 2 km) and Devisar (under 2 km).

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

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