About Hemmige Village

Hemmige is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 181 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemmige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemmige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Alur
Pincode	573128
Area (hectares)	283.38 hectares
Population	403
Male Population	181
Female Population	222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,227
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hemmige compares

By the 2011 count Hemmige is the 61st largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 283.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Hemmige

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

Hemmige lies about 29 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 15 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 Hemmige
Nearest railway station	Balupete	15 km
Nearest town	Sakleshpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alur	19 km
District headquarters	Hassan	29 km

Villages closest to Hemmige

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.

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Common questions about Hemmige

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemmige village had a population of 403. That makes it the 61st largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Hemmige village has 181 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemmige has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Hemmige is 573128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemmige covers 283.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hemmige falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hemmige is Balupete, about 15 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 Hemmige.

Hemmige is about 29 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hemmige is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 15 km away. Sakleshpur is about 18 km away. Alur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.