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About Hesagal Village

Hesagal is a large village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,237, made up of 1,594 males and 1,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 482.16 hectares
Population 3,237
Male Population 1,594
Female Population 1,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesagal compares

By the 2011 count Hesagal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 482.16 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Hesagal

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

Hesagal lies about 25 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 24 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 Hesagal
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 24 km
Nearest town Belūr 24 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 25 km

Villages closest to Hesagal

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 Hesagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesagal village had a population of 3,237. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Hesagal village has 1,594 males and 1,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesagal has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Hesagal is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesagal covers 482.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hesagal falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hesagal is Chikkamagaluru, about 24 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 km distance for Hesagal.

Hesagal is about 25 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesagal is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about under 2 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 24 km away. Belūr 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 Mudigere (under 2 km), Bilagola (under 2 km) and Lokavalli (1.5 km).

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

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