# Heruru Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Heruru

Heruru is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 90 households**, the 32nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 339people (2011)
- 90households
- 86.1%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Heruru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heruru is 577139.** Heruru falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatMenase
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608960

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Heruru from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)84 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Heruru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Heruru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Heruru known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 31% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Heruru

Of every 100 households in Heruru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Heruru · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**18%

Tap water ****31%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**82%

Use banking services ****94%**

**92%

Television ****60%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Heruru?

■ Heruru · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**986

Working population ****44.5%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 81.5% for women. 67% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 35 (23%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sringeri

- Kochavalli609 people
- Ginikal508 people
- Haruru463 people
- Kogodu351 people
- Kuthagodu310 people
- Kere296 people
- K.Masige286 people
- Balagere247 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heruru?577139
- How far is Heruru from Chikmagalur?84 km by road
- What is the population of Heruru?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heruru in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Heruru?86.1% (Census 2011)