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About Hebre Village

Hebre is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 479 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5378.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hebre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hebre village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581315
Area (hectares) 5378.99 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 479
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hebre compares

By the 2011 count Hebre is the 29th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 5378.99 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hebre

Hebre is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hebre as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hebre from other places

Hebre lies about 14 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 23 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 Hebre
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 23 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 23 km

Villages closest to Hebre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hebre village had a population of 947. That makes it the 29th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Hebre village has 479 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hebre has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hebre is 581315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hebre covers 5378.99 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.

Hebre falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hebre is Mirjan, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hebre.

Hebre is about 14 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hebre is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 14 km away. Sirsi is about 23 km away. Mirjan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teppar (1.6 km), Bandal (3.8 km) and Kallalli (4.0 km).

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

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