About Hirehal Village

Hirehal is a mid sized village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 584 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirehal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583121
Area (hectares)	922.65 hectares
Population	1,179
Male Population	584
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirehal compares

By the 2011 count Hirehal is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 922.65 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Hirehal

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

Hirehal lies about 48 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Sindhanur, about 28 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 Hirehal
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sindhanur	28 km
District headquarters	Bellary	48 km

Villages closest to Hirehal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirehal village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Hirehal village has 584 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirehal has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Hirehal is 583121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirehal covers 922.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirehal falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirehal is Sindhanur, about 28 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 Hirehal.

Hirehal is about 48 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirehal is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Siruguppa is about 9.1 km away. Sindhanur is about 28 km away. Bellary is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.