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About Herambapura Village

Herambapura is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 237 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herambapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herambapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577415
Area (hectares) 457.87 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 237
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Herambapura compares

By the 2011 count Herambapura is the 96th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 457.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Herambapura

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

Herambapura lies about 44 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Herambapura
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 12 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 44 km

Villages closest to Herambapura

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 Herambapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Herambapura village had a population of 485. That makes it the 96th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Herambapura village has 237 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herambapura has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Herambapura is 577415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herambapura covers 457.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Herambapura falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Herambapura is Arasalu, about 42 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 Herambapura.

Herambapura is about 44 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herambapura is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 12 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Arasalu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patlamane (1.6 km), Bellangi (2.2 km) and Honnekere (2.4 km).

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

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