About Hirekolachi Village

Hirekolachi is a large village in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,360, made up of 1,730 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1298.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekolachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekolachi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hadagalli
Pincode	583132
Area (hectares)	1298.49 hectares
Population	3,360
Male Population	1,730
Female Population	1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekolachi compares

By the 2011 count Hirekolachi is the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 1298.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hirekolachi

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

Hirekolachi lies about 116 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Harapanahalli, 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 Hirekolachi
Tehsil headquarters	Hadagalli	14 km
Nearest railway station	Harapanahalli	20 km
District headquarters	Bellary	116 km

Villages closest to Hirekolachi

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.

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Common questions about Hirekolachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekolachi village had a population of 3,360. That makes it the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Hirekolachi village has 1,730 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekolachi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hirekolachi is 583132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekolachi covers 1298.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirekolachi falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekolachi is Harapanahalli, 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 Hirekolachi.

Hirekolachi is about 116 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekolachi is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 14 km away. Harapanahalli is about 20 km away. Bellary is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.