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About Hegganur Village

Hegganur is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,735, made up of 888 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegganur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 618 hectares
Population 1,735
Male Population 888
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegganur compares

By the 2011 count Hegganur is the 38th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 618 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Hegganur

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

Hegganur lies about 50 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 40 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 Hegganur
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 18 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 37 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 40 km
District headquarters Mysore 50 km

Villages closest to Hegganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegganur village had a population of 1,735. That makes it the 38th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Hegganur village has 888 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegganur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Hegganur is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hegganur covers 618 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hegganur falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hegganur is Sujatapuram, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Hegganur.

Hegganur is about 50 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hegganur is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 18 km away. Gundlupēt is about 37 km away. Sujatapuram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingenahalli (1.6 km), Thelagumasahalli (2.1 km) and Kandegala (2.2 km).

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

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