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About Hegnur Village

Hegnur is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 227 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hegnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hegnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 356.61 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 227
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hegnur compares

By the 2011 count Hegnur is the 63rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 356.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hegnur

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

Hegnur lies about 33 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 31 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 Hegnur
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 18 km
Nearest town Sirsi 19 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 31 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 33 km

Villages closest to Hegnur

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 Hegnur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hegnur village had a population of 467. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hegnur village has 227 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hegnur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Hegnur covers 356.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hegnur is Talaguppa, about 31 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 Hegnur.

Hegnur is about 33 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hegnur is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 18 km away. Sirsi is about 19 km away. Talaguppa 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 Ainbail (under 2 km), Murur (1.8 km) and Analebail (2.2 km).

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

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