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About Harsu Village

Harsu is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 104 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 286.19 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 104
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harsu compares

By the 2011 count Harsu is the 107th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 286.19 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Harsu

Harsu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harsu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harsu from other places

Harsu lies about 18 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 18 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 Harsu
District headquarters Garhwal 18 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 18 km

Villages closest to Harsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsu village had a population of 211. That makes it the 107th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Harsu village has 104 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsu has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Harsu is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harsu covers 286.19 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.

Harsu falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Harsu is Kotdwara, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harsu.

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

Harsu is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 18 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Kotdwara 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 Nathukhal (under 2 km), Dalmil Lagga Nali Choti (1.8 km) and Nalibadi Badoli Nalichoti (1.8 km).

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

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