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About Harur Village

Harur is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 334 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,305 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416503
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 334
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,305
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harur compares

By the 2011 count Harur is the 58th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Harur

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

Harur lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 39 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 Harur
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 11 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 62 km

Villages closest to Harur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harur village had a population of 770. That makes it the 58th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Harur village has 334 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harur has about 1305 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Harur is 416503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harur covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harur falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Harur is Belagavi, about 39 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 Harur.

Harur is about 62 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harur is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 10 km away. Ajra is about 11 km away. Belagavi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajargaon (under 2 km), Sarambalwadi (under 2 km) and Kanoli (under 2 km).

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

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