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About Hiresigara Village

Hiresigara is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 242 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiresigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiresigara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 324.02 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 242
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiresigara compares

By the 2011 count Hiresigara is the 70th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 324.02 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Hiresigara

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

Hiresigara lies about 33 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 11 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 Hiresigara
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 15 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 33 km

Villages closest to Hiresigara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiresigara village had a population of 498. That makes it the 70th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Hiresigara village has 242 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiresigara has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Hiresigara is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiresigara covers 324.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiresigara falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiresigara is Sakleshpur, about 11 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 Hiresigara.

Hiresigara is about 33 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiresigara is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sakleshpur is about 11 km away. Mudigere is about 15 km away. Chikmagalur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimmatagere (under 2 km), Hegravalli (3.4 km) and Udase (3.8 km).

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

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