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About Hejani Village

Hejani is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 55 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hejani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hejani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 679.27 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 55
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hejani compares

By the 2011 count Hejani is the 148th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 679.27 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hejani

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

Hejani lies about 50 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 17 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 Hejani
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 17 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 17 km
Nearest town Sāgar 30 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Hejani

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 Hejani

As per the Census of India 2011, Hejani village had a population of 112. That makes it the 148th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hejani village has 55 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hejani has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Hejani covers 679.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hejani is Talaguppa, about 17 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 Hejani.

Hejani is about 50 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hejani is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 17 km away. Talaguppa is about 17 km away. Sāgar 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 Kudagund (2.7 km), Hemagar (3.8 km) and Kulibid (4.1 km).

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

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