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About Hirehadagalli Village

Hirehadagalli is one of the larger villages in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,254, made up of 4,134 males and 4,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2243.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirehadagalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirehadagalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hadagalli
Pincode 583104
Area (hectares) 2243.71 hectares
Population 8,254
Male Population 4,134
Female Population 4,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirehadagalli compares

By the 2011 count Hirehadagalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 2243.71 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hirehadagalli

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

Hirehadagalli lies about 120 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Harapanahalli, about 24 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 Hirehadagalli
Tehsil headquarters Hadagalli 15 km
Nearest railway station Harapanahalli 24 km
District headquarters Bellary 120 km

Villages closest to Hirehadagalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirehadagalli village had a population of 8,254. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Hirehadagalli village has 4,134 males and 4,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirehadagalli has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hirehadagalli is 583104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirehadagalli covers 2243.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirehadagalli falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirehadagalli is Harapanahalli, about 24 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 Hirehadagalli.

Hirehadagalli is about 120 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirehadagalli is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 15 km away. Harapanahalli is about 24 km away. Bellary is about 120 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manihalli (under 2 km), Thumbinakeri (1.8 km) and Hagaranur (3.4 km).

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

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