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About Heggavadi Village

Heggavadi is a mid sized village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 259 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2050.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571316
Area (hectares) 2050.07 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 259
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heggavadi compares

By the 2011 count Heggavadi is the 100th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 2050.07 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Heggavadi

Heggavadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heggavadi as Available within village. 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 Heggavadi from other places

Heggavadi lies about 30 km from Chamarajanagar. 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 Heggavadi
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 15 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 15 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 30 km

Villages closest to Heggavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggavadi village had a population of 546. That makes it the 100th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Heggavadi village has 259 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggavadi has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Heggavadi is 571316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggavadi covers 2050.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heggavadi falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Heggavadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Heggavadi is about 30 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggavadi is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 15 km away. Gundlupēt is about 15 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundakere (2.1 km), Yeriyur (2.1 km) and Karakalamadahalli (2.2 km).

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

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