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About Heroor Village

Heroor is a large village in Kasaragod tehsil, in the district of Kasaragod, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,195, made up of 1,549 males and 1,646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 671324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heroor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heroor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Tehsil Kasaragod
Pincode 671324
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 3,195
Male Population 1,549
Female Population 1,646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Heroor compares

By the 2011 count Heroor is the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,982 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Heroor

Heroor 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 Heroor as Available within village. 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 Heroor from other places

Heroor lies about 17 km from Kasaragod, and the nearest railway station is Uppala, about 6.5 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 Heroor
Nearest railway station Uppala 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasaragod 17 km
Nearest town Kāsaragod 17 km

Villages closest to Heroor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heroor village had a population of 3,195. That makes it the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,982 residents.

Heroor village has 1,549 males and 1,646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heroor has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Heroor is 671324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heroor covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heroor falls under Kasaragod tehsil of Kasaragod district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Heroor is Uppala, about 6.5 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 village for Heroor.

Heroor is about 17 km from Kasaragod in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heroor is in Kasaragod tehsil of Kasaragod district. Uppala is about 6.5 km away. Kasaragod is about 17 km away. Kāsaragod is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichilangod (1.8 km), Kayyar (2.1 km) and Kubanoor (2.6 km).

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

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