# Heggere Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga 

# Heggere

Heggere is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577542**. The 2011 Census counted **3,882 people in 955 households**, the 5th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 3,882people (2011)
- 955households
- 77.1%literacy
- 577542PIN code

## Heggere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heggere is 577542.** Heggere falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577542
- Gram panchayatHeggere
- Community development blockHosdurga
- Census village code605997

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?

- Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Hosdurga (nearest town)30 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?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Heggere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srirampura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 **ragi and green gram**. Products made here include bricks, carpentry and pots. About 74% of the 1,944 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Heggere · ■ Hosdurga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****40%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**51%

Television ****49%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 · ■ Hosdurga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**959

Working population ****49.1%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.7% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 680 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 384 (20%) · **■** Marginal 652 (34%)

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 Hosdurga

- Belagur6,005 people
- Sriramapura5,435 people
- Janakal5,358 people
- Mathodu4,173 people
- Devapura3,674 people
- Lakkihalli3,643 people
- Kanchipura3,500 people
- Bagur2,806 people

[All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heggere?577542
- How far is Heggere from Chitradurga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Heggere?3,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heggere in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Heggere?77.1% (Census 2011)