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About Heggove Village

Heggove is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 113 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggove Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggove village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573214
Area (hectares) 260.15 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 113
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Heggove compares

By the 2011 count Heggove is the 155th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 260.15 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Heggove

Heggove is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Heggove as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Heggove from other places

Heggove lies about 30 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 8.9 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 Heggove
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 8.9 km
District headquarters Hassan 30 km

Villages closest to Heggove

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggove village had a population of 235. That makes it the 155th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Heggove village has 113 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggove has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Heggove is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggove covers 260.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heggove falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggove is Balupete, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Heggove.

Heggove is about 30 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggove is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 8.8 km away. Balupete is about 8.9 km away. Hassan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adarvalli (under 2 km), Kelavalli (under 2 km) and Kiruhunse (1.6 km).

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

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