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About Heddurga Village

Heddurga is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 178 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heddurga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heddurga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573218
Area (hectares) 174.67 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 178
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heddurga compares

By the 2011 count Heddurga is the 74th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 174.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Heddurga

Heddurga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heddurga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Heddurga from other places

Heddurga lies about 20 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 3.7 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 Heddurga
Nearest railway station Balupete 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 8.3 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 20 km

Villages closest to Heddurga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heddurga village had a population of 357. That makes it the 74th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Heddurga village has 178 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heddurga has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Heddurga is 573218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heddurga covers 174.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heddurga falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heddurga is Balupete, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance for Heddurga.

Heddurga is about 20 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heddurga is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 3.7 km away. Alur is about 8.3 km away. Sakleshpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kongavalli (under 2 km), Rangenahalli (under 2 km) and Kittaganamane (under 2 km).

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

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