# Heggala Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/heggala/ Village · Virajpet, Kodagu # Heggala Heggala is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571218**. The 2011 Census counted **2,317 people in 631 households**, the 23rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 2,317people (2011) - 631households - 81.4%literacy - 571218PIN code ## Heggala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Heggala is 571218.** Heggala falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571218 - Gram panchayatBetoli - Community development blockVirajpet - Census village code618004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Heggala from nearby towns? - Virajpet (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)35 km by road - Virajpet (nearest town)5 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 Heggala? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Heggala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virajpet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virajpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virajpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Heggala known for? The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. Products made here include hollow blocks. About 19% of the 6,868 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 Heggala Of every 100 households in Heggala in 2011, 60 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Heggala · ■ Virajpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **79% Toilet within the home ****88%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **20% Tap water ****5%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****63%** **61% Television ****43%** **54% Mobile phone ****54%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **15% None of these assets ****10%** **15% Own their home ****79%** **60% 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 Heggala? ■ Heggala · ■ Virajpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **996 Working population ****50.7%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 75.7% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,029 (88%) · **■** Marginal 35 (3%) 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 Virajpet - Kedamullur2,966 people - Guhya2,924 people - Hosoor2,805 people - Kumtoor2,357 people - Betoli2,297 people - Puliyeri2,285 people - Kannangala2,256 people - Nittur2,223 people [All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Heggala?571218 - How far is Heggala from Madikeri?35 km by road - What is the population of Heggala?2,317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Heggala in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Heggala?81.4% (Census 2011)