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About Herabailu Village

Herabailu is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 313 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herabailu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herabailu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 628.97 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 313
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Herabailu compares

By the 2011 count Herabailu is the 68th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 628.97 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Herabailu

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

Herabailu lies about 55 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 45 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 Herabailu
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 11 km
Nearest town Someshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 45 km
District headquarters Shimoga 55 km

Villages closest to Herabailu

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 Herabailu

As per the Census of India 2011, Herabailu village had a population of 644. That makes it the 68th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Herabailu village has 313 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herabailu has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Herabailu is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herabailu covers 628.97 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.

Herabailu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Herabailu is Arasalu, about 45 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 Herabailu.

Herabailu is about 55 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herabailu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 11 km away. Someshwar is about 18 km away. Arasalu is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadamane (1.8 km), Alamanepalbasagere (2.0 km) and Baggodige (2.0 km).

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

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