# Herur Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga 

# Herur

Herur is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585322**. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 185 households**, the 99th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 970people (2011)
- 185households
- 55.4%literacy
- 585322PIN code

## Herur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Herur is 585322.** Herur falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585322
- Gram panchayatHeroor
- Community development blockChitapur
- Census village code620590

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

## How far is Herur from nearby towns?

- Chitapur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gulbarga (nearest town)25 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 Herur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Herur; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Buragpalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Herur known for?

The main crops are **jowar**. About 85% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Herur

Of every 100 households in Herur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Herur · ■ Chitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****73%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**45%

Television ****50%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Herur?

■ Herur · ■ Chitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**941

Working population ****45.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 41.4% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 248 (56%)

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 Chitapur

- Savathkhed1,007 people
- Bammanhalli989 people
- Kolkunda987 people
- Kaddargi972 people
- Devapur938 people
- Kanganahalli912 people
- Kansoor882 people
- Donnur880 people

[All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Herur?585322
- How far is Herur from Gulbarga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Herur?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herur in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Herur?55.4% (Census 2011)