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About Hemwadgi Village

Hemwadgi is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 454 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemwadgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemwadgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585290
Area (hectares) 595.2 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 454
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hemwadgi compares

By the 2011 count Hemwadgi is the 140th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 595.2 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 979.

Getting to Hemwadgi

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

Hemwadgi lies about 49 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Lingeri, about 46 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 Hemwadgi
Nearest town Devadurga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Lingeri 46 km
District headquarters Yadgir 49 km

Villages closest to Hemwadgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemwadgi village had a population of 937. That makes it the 140th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Hemwadgi village has 454 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemwadgi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hemwadgi is 585290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemwadgi covers 595.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hemwadgi falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hemwadgi is Lingeri, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Hemwadgi.

Hemwadgi is about 49 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hemwadgi is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Devadurga is about 11 km away. Shorapur is about 12 km away. Lingeri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adwadgi (under 2 km), Sugur (under 2 km) and Choudeshwarhal (2.0 km).

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

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