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About Hiremalagavi Village

Hiremalagavi is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 732 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremalagavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremalagavi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587115
Area (hectares) 1042.15 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 732
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremalagavi compares

By the 2011 count Hiremalagavi is the 43rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 1042.15 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hiremalagavi

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

Hiremalagavi lies about 30 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kudala Sangama, about 21 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 Hiremalagavi
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 12 km
Nearest railway station Kudala Sangama 21 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 30 km

Villages closest to Hiremalagavi

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 Hiremalagavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremalagavi village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Hiremalagavi village has 732 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremalagavi has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hiremalagavi is 587115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremalagavi covers 1042.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiremalagavi falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremalagavi is Kudala Sangama, about 21 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 village for Hiremalagavi.

Hiremalagavi is about 30 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremalagavi is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 12 km away. Kudala Sangama is about 21 km away. Bagalkot is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittaragi (2.3 km), Chittawadgi (2.3 km) and Chickmalagavi (2.8 km).

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

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