# Heggodu Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Heggodu

Heggodu is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 121 households**, the 117th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 421people (2011)
- 121households
- 81.0%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Heggodu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heggodu is 577417.** Heggodu falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatHeggodu
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607241

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

## How far is Heggodu from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)82 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)10 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 Heggodu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Heggodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bilisiri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhimanakone
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sagar
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Heggodu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and ginger**. About 15% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Heggodu

Of every 100 households in Heggodu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Heggodu · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**40%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**85%

Use banking services ****88%**

**82%

Television ****62%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****81%**

**95%

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 Heggodu?

■ Heggodu · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**955

Working population ****53.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 72.8% for women. 69% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 212 (95%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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 Sagar

- Shiraguppe449 people
- Balige435 people
- Iginabylu428 people
- Shettisara427 people
- Balegundi415 people
- Nelahari412 people
- Gantinakoppa411 people
- Eli405 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heggodu?577417
- How far is Heggodu from Shimoga?82 km by road
- What is the population of Heggodu?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heggodu in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Heggodu?81.0% (Census 2011)