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About Hemmakki Village

Hemmakki is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 163 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemmakki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemmakki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577220
Area (hectares) 468.16 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 163
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hemmakki compares

By the 2011 count Hemmakki is the 144th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 468.16 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Hemmakki

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

Hemmakki lies about 26 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 27 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 Hemmakki
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 26 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 26 km
Nearest railway station Shivamogga - SME 27 km

Villages closest to Hemmakki

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 Hemmakki

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemmakki village had a population of 322. That makes it the 144th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hemmakki village has 163 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemmakki has about 975 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 Hemmakki is 577220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemmakki covers 468.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hemmakki falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hemmakki is Shivamogga - SME, about 27 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 km distance for Hemmakki.

Hemmakki is about 26 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hemmakki is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 21 km away. Shimoga is about 26 km away. Shivamogga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boblihinchuvalli (under 2 km), Lingapura (under 2 km) and Shinduvadi (1.9 km).

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

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