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About Harepal Village

Harepal is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 146 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harepal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581401
Area (hectares) 399.87 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 146
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harepal compares

By the 2011 count Harepal is the 150th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 399.87 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 988.

Getting to Harepal

Harepal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harepal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Harepal from other places

Harepal lies about 27 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 44 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 Harepal
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 4.6 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 27 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 44 km

Villages closest to Harepal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harepal village had a population of 276. That makes it the 150th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Harepal village has 146 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harepal has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Harepal is 581401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harepal covers 399.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harepal falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Harepal is Mirjan, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harepal.

Harepal is about 27 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harepal is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 4.6 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 27 km away. Mirjan is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itaguli (under 2 km), Hutgar (1.5 km) and Andolli (1.7 km).

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

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