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About Hirekere Kaval Village

Hirekere Kaval is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 302 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3610.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekere Kaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekere Kaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577536
Area (hectares) 3610.3 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 302
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekere Kaval compares

By the 2011 count Hirekere Kaval is the 145th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 3610.3 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hirekere Kaval

Hirekere Kaval is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirekere Kaval as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haravigondanahalli, Harishchandranayakana Halli, Heggere and Henjimuttenahalli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hirekere Kaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekere Kaval village had a population of 589. That makes it the 145th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Hirekere Kaval village has 302 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekere Kaval has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Hirekere Kaval is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekere Kaval covers 3610.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirekere Kaval falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hirekere Kaval notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hirekere Kaval.

Hirekere Kaval is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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