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

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Village · Sira, Tumkur 

# Herur

Herur is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572139**. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 183 households**, the 106th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 816people (2011)
- 183households
- 69.8%literacy
- 572139PIN code

## Herur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Herur is 572139.** Herur falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572139
- Gram panchayatHunasihalli
- Community development blockSira
- Census village code610310

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?

- Sira (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)81 km by road
- Sira (nearest town)31 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?

9 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
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tavarekere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baragur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 **groundnut and paddy**. About 78% of the 683 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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, 66 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Herur · ■ Sira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**59%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Herur?

■ Herur · ■ Sira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**947

Working population ****44.5%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 58.5% for women. 64% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 211 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (40%) · **■** Other work 6 (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 Sira

- Mudimadu853 people
- Hosahalli827 people
- Girinathanahalli820 people
- Halkur816 people
- Yalpenahalli815 people
- Vaddanahalli806 people
- Mekerahalli796 people
- Kalapura795 people

[All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Herur?572139
- How far is Herur from Tumkur?81 km by road
- What is the population of Herur?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herur in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Herur?69.8% (Census 2011)