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About Heggunda Village

Heggunda is a large village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,049 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 490.72 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heggunda compares

By the 2011 count Heggunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 490.72 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Heggunda

Heggunda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Heggunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heggunda from other places

Heggunda lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Nidvanda, about 3.9 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 Heggunda
Nearest railway station Nidvanda 3.9 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 24 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 34 km

Villages closest to Heggunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggunda village had a population of 2,079. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Heggunda village has 1,049 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggunda has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Heggunda is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggunda covers 490.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heggunda falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggunda is Nidvanda, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Heggunda.

Heggunda is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggunda is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nidvanda is about 3.9 km away. Tumkūr is about 18 km away. Nelamangala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bennegere (1.6 km), Bugadihalli (1.8 km) and Karimanne (2.1 km).

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

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