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About Hegge Village

Hegge is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 145 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegge village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 339.22 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 145
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegge compares

By the 2011 count Hegge is the 115th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 339.22 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hegge

Hegge is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hegge 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hegge from other places

Hegge lies about 30 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, 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 Hegge
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 22 km
Nearest town Sirsi 24 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 30 km
Nearest railway station Kumta 32 km

Villages closest to Hegge

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 Hegge

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegge village had a population of 285. That makes it the 115th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hegge village has 145 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegge has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Hegge is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hegge covers 339.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hegge is Kumta, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hegge.

Hegge is about 30 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hegge is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 22 km away. Sirsi is about 24 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandagundi (under 2 km), Nandyane (1.8 km) and Handiyane Math (1.9 km).

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

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