About Heelagodu Village

Heelagodu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 162 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heelagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heelagodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	238.72 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	162
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Heelagodu compares

By the 2011 count Heelagodu is the 120th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 238.72 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Heelagodu

Heelagodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heelagodu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Heelagodu from other places

Heelagodu lies about 47 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 5.9 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 Heelagodu
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	5.9 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	19 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	47 km

Villages closest to Heelagodu

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.

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Common questions about Heelagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Heelagodu village had a population of 327. That makes it the 120th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Heelagodu village has 162 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heelagodu has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Heelagodu is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heelagodu covers 238.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heelagodu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heelagodu is Anandapuram, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance for Heelagodu.

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

Heelagodu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 5.9 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Hosanagara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.