About Hiregadde Village

Hiregadde is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 550 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1079.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiregadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiregadde village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Koppa
Pincode	577117
Area (hectares)	1079.83 hectares
Population	1,098
Male Population	550
Female Population	548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiregadde compares

By the 2011 count Hiregadde is the 25th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1079.83 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Hiregadde

Hiregadde is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiregadde as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hiregadde from other places

Hiregadde lies about 39 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 41 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 Hiregadde
Tehsil headquarters	Koppa	16 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	39 km
Nearest town	Chikmagalūr	39 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	41 km

Villages closest to Hiregadde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiregadde village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 25th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Hiregadde village has 550 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiregadde has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Hiregadde is 577117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiregadde covers 1079.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiregadde falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiregadde is Chikkamagaluru, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hiregadde.

Hiregadde is about 39 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiregadde is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 16 km away. Chikmagalur is about 39 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.