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About Heggathur Village

Heggathur is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 306 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573113
Area (hectares) 350.78 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 306
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Heggathur compares

By the 2011 count Heggathur is the 103rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 350.78 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1014.

Getting to Heggathur

Heggathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heggathur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heggathur from other places

Heggathur lies about 52 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 35 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 Heggathur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 24 km
Nearest town Madikeri 34 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 35 km
District headquarters Hassan 52 km

Villages closest to Heggathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggathur village had a population of 590. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Heggathur village has 306 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggathur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Heggathur is 573113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggathur covers 350.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heggathur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggathur is Annechakanahali, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Heggathur is about 52 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggathur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 24 km away. Madikeri is about 34 km away. Annechakanahali is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manajur (3.9 km), Bilaguli (4.8 km) and Gabbali (5.8 km).

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

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