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About Hirejaiganur Village

Hirejaiganur is a small village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 250 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirejaiganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirejaiganur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hospet
Pincode 583222
Area (hectares) 350.7 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 250
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirejaiganur compares

By the 2011 count Hirejaiganur is the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 350.7 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 997.

Getting to Hirejaiganur

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

Hirejaiganur lies about 35 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Daroji, about 13 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 Hirejaiganur
Nearest town Kampli 11 km
Nearest railway station Daroji 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hospet 32 km
District headquarters Bellary 35 km

Villages closest to Hirejaiganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirejaiganur village had a population of 486. That makes it the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Hirejaiganur village has 250 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirejaiganur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Hirejaiganur is 583222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirejaiganur covers 350.7 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.

Hirejaiganur falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirejaiganur is Daroji, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Hirejaiganur.

Hirejaiganur is about 35 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirejaiganur is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Kampli is about 11 km away. Daroji is about 13 km away. Hospet is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hampadevanahalli (1.9 km), Chikkajaiganur (1.9 km) and Jeeriganuru (2.9 km).

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

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