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About Hegathur Village

Hegathur is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 12 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 583 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571187
Area (hectares) 127.29 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 12
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 583
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegathur compares

By the 2011 count Hegathur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 127.29 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hegathur

Hegathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hegathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hegathur from other places

Hegathur lies about 72 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 35 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 Hegathur
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 25 km
Nearest town Madikeri 34 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 35 km
District headquarters Mysore 72 km

Villages closest to Hegathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegathur village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Hegathur village has 12 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegathur has about 583 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hegathur is 571187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hegathur covers 127.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hegathur falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hegathur is Annechakanahali, about 35 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 km distance for Hegathur.

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

Hegathur is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 25 km away. Madikeri is about 34 km away. Annechakanahali is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambipura (2.0 km), Chamarayanakote (2.6 km) and Manuganahalli (3.0 km).

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

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