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About Herali Village

Herali is a small village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 159 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581350
Area (hectares) 737.09 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 159
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Herali compares

By the 2011 count Herali is the 75th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 737.09 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Herali

Herali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Herali 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 Herali from other places

Herali lies about 60 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Murdeshwar, about 3.0 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 Herali
Nearest railway station Murdeshwar 3.0 km
Nearest town Bhatkal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 20 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 60 km

Villages closest to Herali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Herali village had a population of 305. That makes it the 75th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Herali village has 159 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herali has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Herali is 581350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herali covers 737.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Herali falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Herali is Murdeshwar, about 3.0 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 Herali.

Herali is about 60 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herali is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Murdeshwar is about 3.0 km away. Bhatkal is about 15 km away. Honavar 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 Sampolli (4.5 km), Adekekuli (5.2 km) and Hadikal (7.2 km).

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

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