# Heggula Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Heggula

Heggula is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571235**. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 162 households**, the 85th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 596people (2011)
- 162households
- 82.1%literacy
- 571235PIN code

## Heggula PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heggula is 571235.** Heggula falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571235
- Gram panchayatGowdalli
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617899

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

## How far is Heggula from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)52 km by road
- Somwarpet (nearest town)12 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 Heggula?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Heggula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gowdally
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bidarur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bidarur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Heggula known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 77% of the 342 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 Heggula

Of every 100 households in Heggula in 2011, 77 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Heggula · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****56%**

**70%

Television ****58%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**76%

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 Heggula?

■ Heggula · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**979

Working population ****58.7%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.6% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 340 (97%)

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 Somvarpet

- Koothi666 people
- Doddakolathur641 people
- Attur Forest628 people
- Sunti607 people
- Kelakodli596 people
- Hebbulse578 people
- Kothanalli578 people
- Sivaralli557 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heggula?571235
- How far is Heggula from Madikeri?52 km by road
- What is the population of Heggula?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heggula in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Heggula?82.1% (Census 2011)