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About Hedigemane Village

Hedigemane is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 104 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hedigemane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedigemane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 238.93 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 104
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hedigemane compares

By the 2011 count Hedigemane is the 164th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 238.93 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 988.

Getting to Hedigemane

Hedigemane is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hedigemane 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hedigemane from other places

Hedigemane lies about 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 41 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 Hedigemane
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 4.8 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 26 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 41 km

Villages closest to Hedigemane

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 Hedigemane

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedigemane village had a population of 223. That makes it the 164th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Hedigemane village has 104 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedigemane has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hedigemane is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hedigemane covers 238.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hedigemane is Mirjan, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hedigemane.

Hedigemane is about 26 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedigemane is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 4.8 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 26 km away. Mirjan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manajavalli (under 2 km), Janmane (under 2 km) and Heepnalli (under 2 km).

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

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