About Hirehalli Village

Hirehalli is one of the larger villages in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,732, made up of 4,001 males and 3,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4182.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577829, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirehalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577829
Area (hectares)	4182.84 hectares
Population	7,732
Male Population	4,001
Female Population	3,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirehalli compares

By the 2011 count Hirehalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 4182.84 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hirehalli

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

How far is Hirehalli from other places

Hirehalli lies about 44 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, about 7.2 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 Hirehalli
Nearest railway station	Bommagundanakere	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	23 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	44 km

Villages closest to Hirehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirehalli village had a population of 7,732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Hirehalli village has 4,001 males and 3,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirehalli has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Hirehalli is 577829. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirehalli covers 4182.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirehalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirehalli is Bommagundanakere, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hirehalli.

Hirehalli is about 44 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirehalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Bommagundanakere is about 7.2 km away. Challakere is about 23 km away. Chitradurga is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.