About Hegre Village

Hegre is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 346 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegre village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Ankola
Pincode	581319
Area (hectares)	47.7 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	346
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,127
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegre compares

By the 2011 count Hegre is the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 47.7 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Hegre

Hegre is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hegre as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hegre from other places

Hegre lies about 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 5.0 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 Hegre
Nearest town	Gokarna	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Gokarna Road	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ankola	8.4 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	26 km

Villages closest to Hegre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegre village had a population of 736. That makes it the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Hegre village has 346 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegre has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Hegre is 581319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hegre covers 47.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hegre falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hegre is Gokarna Road, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance for Hegre.

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

Hegre is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Gokarna is about 4.1 km away. Gokarna Road is about 5.0 km away. Ankola is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.