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- LGD code
- 600934
- Pincode
- 584129
- Post office
- Sirwar
- Population
- 2,280
- Households
- 375
- Literacy rate
- 39%
- Sex ratio
- 1065 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,374
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 370 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 220 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sindhanur · 51 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Galag · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Heera compares
By population, Heera ranks #14 of 57 villages in Sirwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.0%
−6.5% vs mandal average
Heera39.0%
Sirwar mandal45.5%
Raichur district50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,065
+53 vs mandal average
Heera1,065
Sirwar mandal1,012
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.9 vs mandal average
Heera6.1
Sirwar mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Heera at a glance
Heera is a village of 2,280 people in 375 households (Census 2011) in Sirwar taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 14th-largest of 57 villages in Sirwar taluk. Literacy is 39%, 7 points below the taluk average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,065 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Raichur district centre, 22 km from Gurgunta, the nearest town, 51 km from Sindhanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 584129, served by Sirwar post office; the LGD village code is 600934. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Galag, 6 km away. The village votes in Lingsugur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manappa D Vajjal. The population is estimated at 2,589 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Heera
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LINGSUGUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 61
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HEERA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,104.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.23
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Heera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Heera
- LGD code
- 600934
- Pincode
- 584129
- Post office
- Sirwar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,280
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,589
- Households
- 375
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1065
- Literacy rate
- 39.0%
- Coordinates
- 16.21485°N, 76.82076°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raichur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lingsugur
- Member of Parliament
- G Kumar Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manappa D Vajjal
- Block / Mandal
- Sirwar
Getting there
How to reach Heera
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru370 kmcapital
- Hyderabad220 km
- Chennai509 km
- Mumbai525 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSindhanur51 km
- Bus stopHutti Bus Station17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Galag6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India12 km
- CollegeGovernment P U College Galag5 km
- Police stationHutti Police Station18 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 584129
Villages near Heera
Other villages in Sirwar mandal
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- Bagalwad
- Ballatgi
- Harvi
- Atnur
- Gud-Dinni.K
- Madagiri
- Chagbhavi
- Jalapur
- Malat
- Sannahosur
- Hire-Badardinni
- Nawalkal
- Kurkunda
- Hosur.N
- Jakkal Dinni
- Kadadinni
- Jambaldinni
- Hire Hanagi
- Narabanda
- Marata
- Kasan Doddi
- Ganadinni
- Chincharaki
- Hussainpur
- Machnur
- Hokrani
- Lakkam Dinni
- Murkigudda
- Wadwatti
- Shakapur
- Nugdoni
- Goldinni
- Kalamgere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)