About Herur Village

Herur is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 421 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572139, 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	Sira
Pincode	572139
Area (hectares)	683.4 hectares
Population	816
Male Population	421
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Herur compares

By the 2011 count Herur is the 102nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 683.4 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Herur

Herur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 72 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 44 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 Herur
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sira	23 km
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	44 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	72 km

Villages closest to Herur

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

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Common questions about Herur

As per the Census of India 2011, Herur village had a population of 816. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Herur village has 421 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Herur is 572139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herur covers 683.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Herur falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Herur is Balenahalli, about 44 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 village for Herur.

Herur is about 72 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 Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Hiriyūr is about 17 km away. Sira is about 23 km away. Balenahalli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.