About Heruru Village

Heruru is a small village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 166 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heruru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heruru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Sringeri
Pincode	577139
Area (hectares)	212.27 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	166
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Heruru compares

By the 2011 count Heruru is the 32nd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 212.27 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Heruru

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

Heruru lies about 41 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 42 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 Heruru
Tehsil headquarters	Sringeri	17 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	39 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	41 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	42 km

Villages closest to Heruru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heruru village had a population of 339. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Heruru village has 166 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Heruru is 577139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heruru covers 212.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heruru falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heruru is Chikkamagaluru, about 42 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 village for Heruru.

Heruru is about 41 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heruru is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 17 km away. Someshwar is about 39 km away. Chikmagalur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.