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About Heggumbale Village

Heggumbale is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 152 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1135.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heggumbale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heggumbale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 1135.88 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 152
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heggumbale compares

By the 2011 count Heggumbale is the 55th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1135.88 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Heggumbale

Heggumbale 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 Heggumbale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Heggumbale from other places

Heggumbale lies about 31 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 44 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 Heggumbale
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 8.5 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 8.5 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 31 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 44 km

Villages closest to Heggumbale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heggumbale village had a population of 276. That makes it the 55th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Heggumbale village has 152 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heggumbale has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Heggumbale is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heggumbale covers 1135.88 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.

Heggumbale falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Heggumbale is Ambewadi, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Heggumbale.

Heggumbale is about 31 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heggumbale is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 8.5 km away. Yellāpur is about 8.5 km away. Uttara Kannada 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 Magod (1.6 km), Chandguli (2.5 km) and Nandolli (2.8 km).

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

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