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About Hesari Village

Hesari is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 341 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesari village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 363.65 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 341
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesari compares

By the 2011 count Hesari is the 93rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 363.65 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hesari

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

Hesari lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 19 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 Hesari
Nearest town Shikaripura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 19 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Hesari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesari village had a population of 671. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hesari village has 341 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesari has about 968 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Hesari is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesari covers 363.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hesari falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hesari is Adderi, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hesari.

Hesari is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesari is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikaripura is about 16 km away. Sorab is about 16 km away. Adderi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesarikoppa (under 2 km), Shadalakoppa (1.8 km) and Brahamanavadainduvalli (2.1 km).

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

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