About Heggala Village

Heggala is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,317, made up of 1,179 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6867.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571218
Area (hectares)	6867.92 hectares
Population	2,317
Male Population	1,179
Female Population	1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Heggala compares

By the 2011 count Heggala is the 23rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 6867.92 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Heggala

Heggala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heggala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heggala from other places

Heggala lies about 28 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 52 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 Heggala
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	5.4 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	28 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	31 km
Nearest railway station	Kannur South	52 km

Villages closest to Heggala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggala village had a population of 2,317. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Heggala village has 1,179 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggala has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Heggala is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggala covers 6867.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heggala falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggala is Kannur South, about 52 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 village for Heggala.

Heggala is about 28 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggala is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 5.4 km away. Kodagu is about 28 km away. Madikeri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.