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About Heggotara Village

Heggotara is a large village in Chamarajanagar tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,098, made up of 1,553 males and 1,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggotara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Chamarajanagar
Pincode 571313
Area (hectares) 814.15 hectares
Population 3,098
Male Population 1,553
Female Population 1,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heggotara compares

By the 2011 count Heggotara is the 28th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 814.15 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 986.

Getting to Heggotara

Heggotara 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 Heggotara 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 Heggotara from other places

Heggotara lies about 10 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Badanaguppe, about 2.9 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 Heggotara
Nearest railway station Badanaguppe 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamarajanagar 10 km
Nearest town Chamrajnagar 10 km

Villages closest to Heggotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggotara village had a population of 3,098. That makes it the 28th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Heggotara village has 1,553 males and 1,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggotara 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Heggotara is 571313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggotara covers 814.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heggotara falls under Chamarajanagar tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggotara is Badanaguppe, about 2.9 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 Heggotara.

Heggotara is about 10 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggotara is in Chamarajanagar tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Badanaguppe is about 2.9 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 10 km away. Chamrajnagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badanaguppe (2.3 km), Bedarapura (2.5 km) and Muthige (3.2 km).

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

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