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About Hethur Village

Hethur is a large village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,048 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hethur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hethur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573423
Area (hectares) 755.69 hectares
Population 2,096
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hethur compares

By the 2011 count Hethur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 755.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Hethur

Hethur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hethur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hethur from other places

Hethur lies about 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 11 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 Hethur
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 41 km

Villages closest to Hethur

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 Hethur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hethur village had a population of 2,096. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Hethur village has 1,048 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hethur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Hethur is 573423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hethur covers 755.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hethur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hethur is Kadagaravalli, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hethur.

Hethur 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.

Hethur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Kadagaravalli is about 11 km away. Sakleshpur is about 16 km away. Hassan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konabanahalli (under 2 km), Bannahalli (2.4 km) and Athiganahalli (2.9 km).

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

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