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About Heggarani Village

Heggarani is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 306 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggarani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggarani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581323
Area (hectares) 265.95 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 306
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heggarani compares

By the 2011 count Heggarani is the 43rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 265.95 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Heggarani

Heggarani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Heggarani as Available within village. 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 Heggarani from other places

Heggarani lies about 31 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 32 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 Heggarani
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 20 km
Nearest town Sirsi 23 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 31 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 32 km

Villages closest to Heggarani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggarani village had a population of 572. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Heggarani village has 306 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggarani has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Heggarani is 581323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggarani covers 265.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heggarani falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggarani is Talaguppa, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Heggarani.

Heggarani is about 31 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggarani is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 20 km away. Sirsi is about 23 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandyane (2.0 km), Unchalli (2.2 km) and Hegge (2.4 km).

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

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