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- LGD code
- 617961
- Pincode
- 571234
- Post office
- Kushalnagar
- Population
- 912
- Households
- 234
- Literacy rate
- 70.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1082 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 562
Census 2011 · in context
How Herur compares
By population, Herur ranks #27 of 33 villages in Kushalanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.3%
+9.8% vs mandal average
- Herur
- 70.3%
- Kushalanagar mandal
- 60.5%
- Kodagu district
- 74.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,082
+68 vs mandal average
- Herur
- 1,082
- Kushalanagar mandal
- 1,014
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Herur
- 3.9
- Kushalanagar mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Herur at a glance
Herur is a village of 912 people in 234 households (Census 2011) in Kushalanagar taluk, Kodagu district, Karnataka, the 27th-largest of 33 villages in Kushalanagar taluk. Literacy is 70%, 10 points above the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,082 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 571234, served by Kushalnagar post office; the LGD village code is 617961. The village votes in Arkalgud assembly constituency, represented by MLA A. Manju. The population is estimated at 1,075 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nakur Sirangala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herur · this village | 912 | 70% | — |
| Nakur Sirangala · Kushalanagar | 1,329 | 74% | — |
| Kanbylu Baichanalli · Kushalanagar | 899 | 69% | — |
| Hadre · Kushalanagar | — | — | — |
| Maluru · Kushalanagar | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Herur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUSHALNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAKUR SIRANGALA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,287.01
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Herur
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Key facts — Herur
- LGD code
- 617961
- Pincode
- 571234
- Post office
- Kushalnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 912
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,075
- Households
- 234
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1082
- Literacy rate
- 70.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hassan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arkalgud
- Member of Parliament
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- A. Manju
- Block / Mandal
- Kushalanagar
- Nearest PHC
- Health Sub Center (43.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- Syndicate Bank Thithimathi Branch (40.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 571234
- MullusogeKushalanagar mandal9,189 pop
- Cherala SrimangalaKushalanagar mandal3,901 pop
- BaichanalliKushalanagar mandal2,861 pop
- Basavana HalliKushalanagar mandal2,673 pop
- RangasamudraKushalanagar mandal1,684 pop
- NanjarayapatnaKushalanagar mandal1,454 pop
- RasulpuraKushalanagar mandal744 pop
- ChikkabetageriKushalanagar mandal
- GondibasavanahalliKushalanagar mandal
Same name, different place
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Herur
Other villages in Kushalanagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Kudumangalore
- Mullusoge
- Ulugulli
- Nelliyahadikeri
- Belluru
- Kudige
- Cherala Srimangala
- Thorenur
- Andagove
- 7 Th Hosakote
- Siddalingapura
- Baichanalli
- Basavana Halli
- Moduru
- Abyathamangala
- Attur Nallur
- Sirangala
- Kedakal Negadal
- Rangasamudra
- Nanjarayapatna
- Hulse
- Nakur Sirangala
- Marur
- Kudlurchettalli
- Manajur
- Horur
- Kanbylu Baichanalli
- Nalluru
- Irale Valamudi
- Rasulpura
- Haleri
- Chikkathur
- 2ne Kudluru
- 6ne Hosakote
- Alliluguppe
- Andnipura
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)