# Heggar Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Heggar

Heggar is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581403**. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 29 households**, the 200th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 132people (2011)
- 29households
- 90.6%literacy
- 581403PIN code

## Heggar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heggar is 581403.** Heggar falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581403
- Gram panchayatShivalli
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603185

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

## How far is Heggar from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)135 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)15 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 Heggar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Heggar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Heggar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 10% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Heggar

Of every 100 households in Heggar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Heggar · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**55%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**74%

Use banking services ****96%**

**73%

Television ****50%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Heggar?

■ Heggar · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**979

Working population ****74.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 85.1% for women. 80% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (11%) · **■** Other work 39 (40%) · **■** Marginal 48 (49%)

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 Sirsi

- Mudgar144 people
- Balgar142 people
- Hosur141 people
- Fharsi134 people
- Kondalgi131 people
- Kanamuski128 people
- Arasapur126 people
- Amblihonda125 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heggar?581403
- How far is Heggar from Karwar?135 km by road
- What is the population of Heggar?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heggar in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Heggar?90.6% (Census 2011)