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About Heggnal Village

Heggnal is a small village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 242 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585310
Area (hectares) 449.32 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 242
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heggnal compares

By the 2011 count Heggnal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 449.32 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Heggnal

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

Heggnal lies about 44 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about 34 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 Heggnal
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 12 km
Nearest railway station Shahabad 34 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 44 km

Villages closest to Heggnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggnal village had a population of 463. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Heggnal village has 242 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggnal has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Heggnal is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggnal covers 449.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heggnal falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggnal is Shahabad, about 34 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 Heggnal.

Heggnal is about 44 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggnal is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 12 km away. Shahabad is about 34 km away. Gulbarga is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soan (3.5 km), Mutkod (4.0 km) and Harnur (5.5 km).

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

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