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About Hiremagi Village

Hiremagi is a large village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,300, made up of 1,187 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1374.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587112
Area (hectares) 1374.24 hectares
Population 2,300
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremagi compares

By the 2011 count Hiremagi is the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 1374.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Hiremagi

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

Hiremagi lies about 27 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kadlimatti, about 20 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 Hiremagi
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 14 km
Nearest railway station Kadlimatti 20 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 27 km

Villages closest to Hiremagi

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 Hiremagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremagi village had a population of 2,300. That makes it the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Hiremagi village has 1,187 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremagi has about 938 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 Hiremagi is 587112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremagi covers 1374.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiremagi falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremagi is Kadlimatti, about 20 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 Hiremagi.

Hiremagi is about 27 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremagi is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 14 km away. Kadlimatti is about 20 km away. Bagalkot is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madapur (2.1 km), Chittaragi (4.5 km) and Chittawadgi (4.5 km).

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

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