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About Hedduru Village

Hedduru is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 191 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedduru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedduru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577220
Area (hectares) 403.09 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 191
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hedduru compares

By the 2011 count Hedduru is the 129th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 403.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1033.

Getting to Hedduru

Hedduru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hedduru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hedduru from other places

Hedduru lies about 35 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 34 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 Hedduru
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 12 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 35 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 35 km

Villages closest to Hedduru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedduru village had a population of 390. That makes it the 129th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hedduru village has 191 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedduru has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hedduru is 577220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hedduru covers 403.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hedduru falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hedduru is Arasalu, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hedduru.

Hedduru is about 35 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedduru is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 12 km away. Arasalu is about 34 km away. Shimoga 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 Hosahalli (2.1 km), Halumahishi (2.7 km) and Mahishi (2.7 km).

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

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