About Hiregarje Village

Hiregarje is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 260 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiregarje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiregarje village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577140
Area (hectares)	184.01 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	260
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiregarje compares

By the 2011 count Hiregarje is the 145th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 184.01 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Hiregarje

Hiregarje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiregarje 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiregarje from other places

Hiregarje lies about 50 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 14 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 Hiregarje
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	14 km
Nearest town	Kadūr	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kadur Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	50 km

Villages closest to Hiregarje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiregarje village had a population of 537. That makes it the 145th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Hiregarje village has 260 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiregarje has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Hiregarje is 577140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiregarje covers 184.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiregarje falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiregarje is Kadur Junction, about 14 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 village for Hiregarje.

Hiregarje is about 50 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiregarje is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kadur is about 14 km away. Kadūr is about 14 km away. Kadur Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.