# Herambapura Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Herambapura

Herambapura is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 116 households**, the 98th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 485people (2011)
- 116households
- 74.5%literacy
- 577415PIN code

## Herambapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Herambapura is 577415.** Herambapura falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577415
- Gram panchayatSalgadi
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608269

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

## How far is Herambapura from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)18 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 Herambapura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Herambapura; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Herambapura known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 23% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Herambapura

Of every 100 households in Herambapura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Herambapura · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**29%

Tap water ****6%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**81%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Herambapura?

■ Herambapura · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**944

Working population ****50.9%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 68.3% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (29%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Aklapura492 people
- Singanabidare490 people
- Kabase489 people
- Yadagudde488 people
- Mahishi484 people
- Tenkabylu478 people
- Nayadavalli477 people
- Danasale476 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Herambapura?577415
- How far is Herambapura from Shimoga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Herambapura?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herambapura in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Herambapura?74.5% (Census 2011)