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Hegde | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada district |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,918 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581 330 |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)8386 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-47 |
Hegde is a village in Kumta on the western coast of India in the Uttara Kannada district of the state of Karnataka.Bangalore. [1]
Hegde is 4 km away from National Highway 17, which runs from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram. Distances to some of the major cities are:
On the Konkan Railway line, the nearest railway station is Kumta. Autorickshaws, buses and other modes of road transport are available to reach Hegde from the railway station. The nearest international airports are Goa (180 km) Mangalore (207 km).
This part of Karnataka has very hot Summer with temperature rising of maximum of 35-36 degree Celsius and the Rainfall here is seasonal, but heavy and is above 6000 mm. in a year. The impact of winter is less in this part of Coastal Karnataka. Since the city is located on the coast, it has an extreme climate, with temperatures in the range of 360C to 280C during summer and 260C to 200C during winter. The rainy season witnesses heavy rains by the South-West Monsoon.
The Monsoon period is from June to September with rainfall averaging more than 4000mm every year and heavy winds.
| Climate data for Kumta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33 (91) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34 (93) | 33.3 (91.9) | 29.7 (85.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25 (77) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24 (75) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.9 (74.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) | 0.2 (0.01) | 2.9 (0.11) | 24.4 (0.96) | 183.2 (7.21) | 1,027.2 (40.44) | 1,200.4 (47.26) | 787.3 (31.00) | 292.1 (11.50) | 190.8 (7.51) | 70.9 (2.79) | 16.4 (0.65) | 3,796.9 (149.48) |
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