About Hirekanvangala Village

Hirekanvangala is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 451 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekanvangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekanvangala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577145
Area (hectares)	199.49 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	451
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirekanvangala compares

By the 2011 count Hirekanvangala is the 64th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 199.49 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Hirekanvangala

Hirekanvangala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirekanvangala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirekanvangala from other places

Hirekanvangala lies about 57 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about 6.9 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 Hirekanvangala
Nearest railway station	Ajjampura	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	21 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	57 km

Villages closest to Hirekanvangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekanvangala village had a population of 885. That makes it the 64th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Hirekanvangala village has 451 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekanvangala has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Hirekanvangala is 577145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekanvangala covers 199.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirekanvangala falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekanvangala is Ajjampura, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hirekanvangala.

Hirekanvangala is about 57 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekanvangala is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ajjampura is about 6.9 km away. Tarikere is about 21 km away. Chikmagalur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.