About Herakal Village

Herakal is a mid sized village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 931 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1290.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herakal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583211
Area (hectares)	1290.41 hectares
Population	1,857
Male Population	931
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Herakal compares

By the 2011 count Herakal is the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 1290.41 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Herakal

Herakal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Herakal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Herakal from other places

Herakal lies about 50 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Karatagi, 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 Herakal
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Karatagi	18 km
District headquarters	Bellary	50 km

Villages closest to Herakal

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

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Common questions about Herakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Herakal village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Herakal village has 931 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herakal has about 995 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Herakal is 583211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herakal covers 1290.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Herakal falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Herakal is Karatagi, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Herakal.

Herakal is about 50 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herakal is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 6.4 km away. Siruguppa is about 7.7 km away. Karatagi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.