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About Hesrur Village

Hesrur is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 384 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583278, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesrur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesrur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583278
Area (hectares) 695.55 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 384
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesrur compares

By the 2011 count Hesrur is the 121st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 695.55 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hesrur

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

Hesrur lies about 72 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 33 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 Hesrur
Nearest town Ilkal 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 27 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 33 km
District headquarters Koppal 72 km

Villages closest to Hesrur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesrur village had a population of 747. That makes it the 121st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Hesrur village has 384 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesrur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hesrur is 583278. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesrur covers 695.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hesrur falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hesrur is Linganabandi, about 33 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 Hesrur.

Hesrur is about 72 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesrur is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Ilkal is about 4.5 km away. Kushtagi is about 27 km away. Linganabandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilekal (4.4 km), Hulgera (9.3 km) and Gotagi (11 km).

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

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