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About Hirehunakunti Village

Hirehunakunti is a small village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 166 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirehunakunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirehunakunti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587154
Area (hectares) 696.6 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 166
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirehunakunti compares

By the 2011 count Hirehunakunti is the 143rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 696.6 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hirehunakunti

Hirehunakunti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirehunakunti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hirehunakunti from other places

Hirehunakunti lies about 51 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 37 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 Hirehunakunti
Nearest town Ilkal 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 37 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 51 km

Villages closest to Hirehunakunti

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 Hirehunakunti

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirehunakunti village had a population of 322. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Hirehunakunti village has 166 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirehunakunti has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Hirehunakunti covers 696.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirehunakunti falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirehunakunti is Linganabandi, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Hirehunakunti.

Hirehunakunti is about 51 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirehunakunti is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Ilkal is about 8.6 km away. Hungund is about 9.7 km away. Linganabandi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambaladinni (under 2 km), Kesarabhavi (1.5 km) and Chatnihal (2.0 km).

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

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