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About Hire Otageri Village

Hire Otageri is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,418, made up of 725 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hire Otageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hire Otageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587154
Area (hectares) 1235.78 hectares
Population 1,418
Male Population 725
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hire Otageri compares

By the 2011 count Hire Otageri is the 47th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 1235.78 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hire Otageri

Hire Otageri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hire Otageri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hire Otageri from other places

Hire Otageri lies about 60 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hire Otageri
Nearest town Ilkal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 19 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 29 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 60 km

Villages closest to Hire Otageri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hungund tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hire Otageri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hire Otageri village had a population of 1,418. That makes it the 47th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Hire Otageri village has 725 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hire Otageri has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hire Otageri is 587154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hire Otageri covers 1235.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hire Otageri falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hire Otageri is Linganabandi, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hire Otageri.

Hire Otageri is about 60 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hire Otageri is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Ilkal is about 9.1 km away. Hungund is about 19 km away. Linganabandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vajjal (1.8 km), Hiresinganagutti (4.1 km) and Krishnapur (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hire Otageri today is likely to be higher.

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