Herur observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Sakleshpur mandal is Sri Lakshmi Chennakeshava Swami Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Herur itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Herur ranks #47 of 227 villages in Sakleshpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Herur is a village of 650 people in 161 households (Census 2011) in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 47th-largest of 227 villages in Sakleshpur taluk. Literacy is 75%, 5 points above the taluk average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,211 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 573137, served by Yeslur post office; the LGD village code is 615043. The village votes in Hassan assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. P. Swaroop. The population is estimated at 766 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Changadihalli →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herur · this village | 650 | 75% | — |
| Changadihalli · Sakleshpur | 641 | 76% | — |
| Santhahalli · Sakleshpur | 526 | 77% | — |
| Maragalli · Sakleshpur | 439 | 80% | — |
| Manjur · Sakleshpur | 410 | 97% | — |
| Narur · Sakleshpur | 366 | 93% | — |
| Heggadihalli · Sakleshpur | 304 | 66% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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