# Heggere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/heggere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Heggere Heggere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 332 households**, the 88th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,497people (2011) - 332households - 70.7%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Heggere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Heggere is 577522.** Heggere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatSanikere - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605368 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Heggere from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)36 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)19 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 Heggere? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Heggere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Challakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Heggere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and onion**. About 66% of the 1,047 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Heggere Of every 100 households in Heggere in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Heggere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **78% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****3%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****58%** **49% Television ****31%** **32% Mobile phone ****41%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **32% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Heggere? ■ Heggere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **936 Working population ****65.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 788 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (9%) · **■** Marginal 90 (9%) 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 Challakere - Kasavigondanahalli1,545 people - Guntakolammanahalli1,531 people - Kaparahalli1,531 people - Torekolammanahalli1,511 people - Kereyagalahalli1,497 people - Ganjigunte1,476 people - Matasamudra1,459 people - Haravigondanahalli1,454 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Heggere?577522 - How far is Heggere from Chitradurga?36 km by road - What is the population of Heggere?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Heggere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Heggere?70.7% (Census 2011)