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About Heskathoor Village

Heskathoor is a mid sized village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 475 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heskathoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heskathoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576210
Area (hectares) 288.42 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 475
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heskathoor compares

By the 2011 count Heskathoor is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 288.42 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Heskathoor

Heskathoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heskathoor as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Hattiangadi, Hemmadi, Hengavalli and Heranjal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Heskathoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Heskathoor village had a population of 980. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Heskathoor village has 475 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heskathoor has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Heskathoor is 576210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heskathoor covers 288.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heskathoor falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The census record for Heskathoor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Heskathoor.

Heskathoor is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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