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About Hemmige Village

Hemmige is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 660 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemmige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemmige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571403
Area (hectares) 316.31 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 660
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hemmige compares

By the 2011 count Hemmige is the 59th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 316.31 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 983.

Getting to Hemmige

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

Hemmige lies about 61 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, 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 Hemmige
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 3.9 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 24 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 35 km
District headquarters Mysore 61 km

Villages closest to Hemmige

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 Hemmige

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemmige village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 59th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Hemmige village has 660 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemmige has about 950 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Hemmige is 571403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemmige covers 316.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hemmige falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hemmige is Krishnaraja Nagar, 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 10+ km distance for Hemmige.

Hemmige is about 61 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hemmige is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 3.9 km away. Hunsūr is about 24 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar 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 G Basavanahalli (1.6 km), K Basavanahalli (1.6 km) and P Basavanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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