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About Heggodlu Village

Heggodlu is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 325 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2134.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggodlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggodlu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577113
Area (hectares) 2134.89 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 325
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heggodlu compares

By the 2011 count Heggodlu is the 50th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 2134.89 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 1042.

Getting to Heggodlu

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

Heggodlu lies about 31 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 32 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 Heggodlu
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 13 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 31 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 31 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 32 km

Villages closest to Heggodlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggodlu village had a population of 678. That makes it the 50th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Heggodlu village has 325 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggodlu has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Heggodlu is 577113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggodlu covers 2134.89 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.

Heggodlu falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggodlu is Chikkamagaluru, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Heggodlu.

Heggodlu is about 31 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggodlu is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 13 km away. Chikmagalur is about 31 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balur (3.0 km), Balur Estate (3.0 km) and Niduvale (3.8 km).

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

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