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About Hiremele Village

Hiremele is a mid sized village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 319 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremele village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591109
Area (hectares) 441.36 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 319
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hiremele compares

By the 2011 count Hiremele is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 441.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 981.

Getting to Hiremele

Hiremele is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hiremele 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiremele from other places

Hiremele lies about 21 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 11 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 Hiremele
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Sulebhavi 11 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 18 km
District headquarters Belgaum 21 km

Villages closest to Hiremele

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampgaon 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 Hiremele

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremele village had a population of 619. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Hiremele village has 319 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremele has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Hiremele is 591109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremele covers 441.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiremele falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremele is Sulebhavi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hiremele.

Hiremele is about 21 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremele is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sampgaon is about 7.8 km away. Sulebhavi is about 11 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hannikeri (2.3 km), Navalgatti (2.8 km) and Pularkoppa (2.9 km).

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

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