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About Gharwas Village

Gharwas is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 38 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharwas village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581337
Area (hectares) 76.89 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 38
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gharwas compares

By the 2011 count Gharwas is the 102nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 76.89 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gharwas

Gharwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gharwas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gharwas from other places

Gharwas lies about 33 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 38 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 Gharwas
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 5.6 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 5.6 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 33 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 38 km

Villages closest to Gharwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharwas village had a population of 78. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gharwas village has 38 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharwas has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gharwas is 581337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharwas covers 76.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharwas falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gharwas is Ambewadi, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Gharwas.

Gharwas is about 33 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharwas is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 5.6 km away. Yellāpur is about 5.6 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idagundi (under 2 km), Jogadamane (under 2 km) and Donagar (1.8 km).

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

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