Hegadihal

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Hegadihal
Village
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Vijayapur district, Karnataka
Taluka Vijayapur Taluka
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,929
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KA-28
Nearest city Vijayapur, Karnataka
Sex ratio 908
Literacy 65.5%
Lok Sabha constituency Vijayapur

Hegadihal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in Vijayapur taluk of Vijayapur district, Karnataka.

Demographics

As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 363 families residing in the village Hegadihal. The total population of Hegadihal is 1,929 out of which 1,011 are males and 918 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hegadihal is 908.

Geography

The village is situated geographically at 16°44'01.9"N north latitude and 75°50'09.0"E east longitude.

Agriculture

The village mainly grow sugarcane, grape, pomegranate, maize, and sorgham (jawar), as well as small portion of lemon, onion and turmeric etc. Irrigation via canals, bore-wells and wells.

Religion

Village is having mainly Hindu and Muslim community people.

Festivals

Every year people are celebrating Sankranti, Ugadi, Kara Hunnume, Nagara Panchami, Deepavli, Dassara and moharam many more.

Language

People can speak mainly Kannada also Hindi, Marathi as well.

Education

The village has a Govt Higher Primary School (HPS) currently working more than 100 students.

Literacy Rate

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hegadihal is 65.5%. Thus Hegadihal village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Bijapur district. The male literacy rate is 75.2% and the female literacy rate is 54.6% in Hegadihal village.

Politics

The village comes under Babaleshwar Assembly Constituency and Vijayapur Parliamentary Constituency.

Climate and Temperature

Climate data for Hegadihal
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)
32.8
(91)
35.9
(96.6)
37.9
(100.2)
37.5
(99.5)
34.0
(93.2)
31.1
(88)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88)
31.0
(87.8)
29.5
(85.1)
29.0
(84.2)
32.5
(90.5)
Average low °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
17.6
(63.7)
22.6
(72.7)
24.0
(75.2)
25.0
(77)
23.0
(73.4)
22.2
(72)
22.0
(71.6)
22.7
(72.9)
20.2
(68.4)
16.7
(62.1)
13.0
(55.4)
20.37
(68.69)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 8.6
(0.339)
3.1
(0.122)
6.0
(0.236)
10.0
(0.394)
16.2
(0.638)
61.1
(2.406)
77.1
(3.035)
74.5
(2.933)
62.0
(2.441)
51.6
(2.031)
27.2
(1.071)
3.5
(0.138)
400.9
(15.784)
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Village has a semi-arid climate. It has an average elevation of 606 metres (1988 ft).

The climate is generally dry and healthy. In summer, especially in April and May it is too hot; at that time the temperature lays between 40 degree Celsius to 42 degree Celsius. In winter season, from November to January the temperature is between 20 degree Celsius to 30 degree Celsius. Usually the district has dry weather, so the humidity varies from 10% to 30%.

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