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About Heruru Village

Heruru is a small village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 108 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heruru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heruru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Molakalmuru
Pincode 577535
Area (hectares) 406.67 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 108
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heruru compares

By the 2011 count Heruru is the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 406.67 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Heruru

Heruru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Heruru as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Gowrasamudra, Guddadahalli, Gundluru and Hanagal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Heruru

As per the Census of India 2011, Heruru village had a population of 213. That makes it the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Heruru village has 108 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heruru has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Heruru is 577535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heruru covers 406.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heruru falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

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

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

Heruru is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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