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About Hejjige Village

Hejjige is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,114, made up of 1,598 males and 1,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hejjige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hejjige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571302
Area (hectares) 295.72 hectares
Population 3,114
Male Population 1,598
Female Population 1,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hejjige compares

By the 2011 count Hejjige is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 295.72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hejjige

Hejjige 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 Hejjige 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hejjige from other places

Hejjige lies about 20 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about under 2 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 Hejjige
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud under 2 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd under 2 km
District headquarters Mysore 20 km

Villages closest to Hejjige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hejjige village had a population of 3,114. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Hejjige village has 1,598 males and 1,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hejjige has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hejjige is 571302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hejjige covers 295.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hejjige falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hejjige is Nanjangud Town, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hejjige.

Hejjige is about 20 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hejjige is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud Town is about under 2 km away. Nanjangud is about under 2 km away. Nanjangūd is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanjangud (under 2 km), Thoremavu (under 2 km) and Golur (1.5 km).

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

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