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About Hennur Village

Hennur is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 46 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hennur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 127.2 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 46
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hennur compares

By the 2011 count Hennur is the 242nd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 127.2 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1014.

Getting to Hennur

Hennur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hennur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hennur from other places

Hennur lies about 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 31 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 Hennur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 16 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 31 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 34 km
District headquarters Hassan 41 km

Villages closest to Hennur

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 Hennur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hennur village had a population of 93. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Hennur village has 46 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hennur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Hennur is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hennur covers 127.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hennur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hennur is Mavinakere, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hennur.

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

Hennur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 16 km away. Mavinakere is about 31 km away. Holenarasipura is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulagodu Somavara (1.6 km), Channigarayana Abbur (1.9 km) and Tarigalale (2.9 km).

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

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