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- LGD code
- 603824
- Pincode
- 581320
- Post office
- Bhatkal
- Population
- 11,854
- Households
- 2,214
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1050 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,367
- Distance to district centre
- 89 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 93 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 352 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 566 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chitrapur · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Heble Health Subcentre, Tenginagundi · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Heble compares
By population, Heble ranks #3 of 59 villages in Bhatkal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
+1.9% vs mandal average
- Heble
- 72.9%
- Bhatkal mandal
- 71.0%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,050
+38 vs mandal average
- Heble
- 1,050
- Bhatkal mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Heble
- 5.4
- Bhatkal mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Heble at a glance
Heble is a village of 11,854 people in 2,214 households (Census 2011) in Bhatkal taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 3rd-largest of 59 villages in Bhatkal taluk. Literacy is 73%, 2 points above the taluk average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,050 women per 1,000 men. It lies 89 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 2 km from Shirali, the nearest town, 3 km from Chitrapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581320, served by Bhatkal post office; the LGD village code is 603824. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Tirthahalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Araga Jnanendra. The population is estimated at 13,976 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Heble
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 10
- Middle school
- 7
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BHATKAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 142
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HEBLE
- Total area (ha)
- 716.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 89.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 231.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Heble
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Heble
- LGD code
- 603824
- Pincode
- 581320
- Post office
- Bhatkal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,854
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,976
- Households
- 2,214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1050
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Coordinates
- 14.01667°N, 74.51667°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tirthahalli
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Araga Jnanendra
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatkal
- Nearest PHC
- Heble Health Subcentre, Tenginagundi (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Heble
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru352 kmcapital
- Hyderabad566 km
- Mumbai589 km
- Chennai631 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChitrapur3 km
- Bus stopKSRTC Bus Station4 km
- Hospital / PHCHeble Health Subcentre, Tenginagundi<1 km
- ATM / bankVijaya Bank ATM2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
- CollegeAnjuman IM and CA5 km
- Police stationUdupi checkpost12 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Heble Health Subcentre, Tenginagundiunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Heble
2 Mosques, 2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Heble
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)