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About Hegalathi Village

Hegalathi is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 220 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegalathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegalathi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 750.09 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 220
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegalathi compares

By the 2011 count Hegalathi is the 113th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 750.09 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hegalathi

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

Hegalathi lies about 18 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kotegangoor, 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 Hegalathi
District headquarters Shimoga 18 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotegangoor 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 27 km

Villages closest to Hegalathi

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 Hegalathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegalathi village had a population of 431. That makes it the 113th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hegalathi village has 220 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegalathi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hegalathi is 577226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hegalathi covers 750.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hegalathi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hegalathi is Kotegangoor, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hegalathi.

Hegalathi is about 18 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hegalathi is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga is about 18 km away. Shivamogga is about 18 km away. Kotegangoor 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 Singanabidare (2.2 km), Talale (3.4 km) and Garaga (5.2 km).

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

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