# Herur Village, Kunigal, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kunigal, Tumkur 

# Herur

Herur is a village in Kunigal sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572130**. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 384 households**, the 17th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 1,519people (2011)
- 384households
- 65.4%literacy
- 572130PIN code

## Herur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Herur is 572130.** Herur falls in Kunigal sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572130
- Gram panchayatHerur
- Community development blockKunigal
- Census village code612605

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?

- Kunigal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kunigal (nearest town)8 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?

13 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunigal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kunigal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R15423
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 **coconuts, arecanut and paddy**. About 71% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Herur

Of every 100 households in Herur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Herur · ■ Kunigal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**48%

Television ****59%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 · ■ Kunigal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**930

Working population ****46.1%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (24%) · **■** Marginal 45 (6%)

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 Kunigal

- Thuvekere1,664 people
- P. Honnamachanahalli1,624 people
- Bandihalli1,619 people
- Santhemavathur1,614 people
- Kodagihalli1,505 people
- Thavarekere1,494 people
- Byadarahalli1,484 people
- Yelagalavadi1,456 people

[All 314 villages in Kunigal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/kunigal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Herur?572130
- How far is Herur from Tumkur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Herur?1,519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herur in?Tumkur district (Kunigal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Herur?65.4% (Census 2011)