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About Hireyangala Village

Hireyangala is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 69 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1189.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hireyangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hireyangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577116
Area (hectares) 1189.04 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 69
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hireyangala compares

By the 2011 count Hireyangala is the 217th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 1189.04 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Hireyangala

Hireyangala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hireyangala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hireyangala from other places

Hireyangala lies about 35 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Birur Junction, about 2.0 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 Hireyangala
Nearest railway station Birur Junction 2.0 km
Nearest town Birūr 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 5.7 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 35 km

Villages closest to Hireyangala

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.

Common questions about Hireyangala

As per the Census of India 2011, Hireyangala village had a population of 131. That makes it the 217th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Hireyangala village has 69 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hireyangala has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Hireyangala is 577116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hireyangala covers 1189.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hireyangala falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hireyangala is Birur Junction, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hireyangala.

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

Hireyangala is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Birur Junction is about 2.0 km away. Birūr is about 2.4 km away. Kadur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingalapura (under 2 km), Birur (2.4 km) and Birurkaval (2.4 km).

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

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