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About Hebbige Village

Hebbige is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 221 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1483.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hebbige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hebbige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 1483.57 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 221
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hebbige compares

By the 2011 count Hebbige is the 102nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1483.57 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hebbige

Hebbige is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hebbige as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hebbige from other places

Hebbige lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 28 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 Hebbige
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 28 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 72 km

Villages closest to Hebbige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hebbige village had a population of 428. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Hebbige village has 221 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hebbige has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hebbige is 577425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hebbige covers 1483.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hebbige falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hebbige is Sagar Jambagaru, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hebbige.

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

Hebbige is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 28 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruve (under 2 km), Koteshirur (2.5 km) and Nagodi (3.4 km).

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

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