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About Herur Village

Herur is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 781 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572216
Area (hectares) 243.13 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 781
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Herur compares

By the 2011 count Herur is the 32nd largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 243.13 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Herur

Herur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Herur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Herur from other places

Herur lies about 20 km from Tumkur. 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 Herur
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 1.8 km
District headquarters Tumkur 20 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 20 km

Villages closest to Herur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Herur village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Herur village has 781 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Herur is 572216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herur covers 243.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Herur falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Herur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Herur.

Herur is about 20 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herur is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Gubbi is about 1.8 km away. Tumkur is about 20 km away. Tumkūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kittadakuppe (1.6 km), Harivesandra (1.6 km) and Harivesandra K (1.6 km).

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

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