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About Heggandur Village

Heggandur is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 764 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggandur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571105
Area (hectares) 337.59 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 764
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heggandur compares

By the 2011 count Heggandur is the 49th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 337.59 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Heggandur

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

Heggandur lies about 47 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 29 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 Heggandur
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 11 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 29 km
District headquarters Mysore 47 km

Villages closest to Heggandur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggandur village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 49th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Heggandur village has 764 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggandur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Heggandur is 571105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggandur covers 337.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heggandur falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggandur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 29 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 Heggandur.

Heggandur is about 47 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggandur is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 11 km away. Hunsūr is about 11 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamegowdanahalli (under 2 km), Vaddambalu (under 2 km) and Kiranguru (1.6 km).

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

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