# Gharwas Village, Yellapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Gharwas

Gharwas is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581337**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 13 households**, the 102nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 78people (2011)
- 13households
- 95.9%literacy
- 581337PIN code

## Gharwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gharwas is 581337.** Gharwas falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581337
- Gram panchayatIdgundi
- Community development blockYellapur
- Census village code602914

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gharwas from nearby towns?

- Yellapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)110 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gharwas?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gharwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yellapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Yellapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Yellapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gharwas known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 20% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gharwas

Of every 100 households in Gharwas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gharwas · ■ Yellapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**30%

Tap water ****15%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****54%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gharwas?

■ Gharwas · ■ Yellapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**959

Working population ****33.3%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 94.6% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (35%) · **■** Marginal 2 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Yellapur

- Mudanagi107 people
- Kotemane105 people
- Kanur95 people
- Hunasemane81 people
- Vanakemane78 people
- Holemadu77 people
- Sampekoppa74 people
- Hastakaragadde73 people

[All 125 villages in Yellapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/yellapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gharwas?581337
- How far is Gharwas from Karwar?110 km by road
- What is the population of Gharwas?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharwas in?Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gharwas?95.9% (Census 2011)