About Hiremadhure Village

Hiremadhure is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 659 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1105.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremadhure Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremadhure village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577532
Area (hectares)	1105.45 hectares
Population	1,278
Male Population	659
Female Population	619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremadhure compares

By the 2011 count Hiremadhure is the 103rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1105.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hiremadhure

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

Hiremadhure lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 6.3 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 Hiremadhure
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Challakere	12 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	22 km

Villages closest to Hiremadhure

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 Hiremadhure

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremadhure village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Hiremadhure village has 659 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremadhure has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Hiremadhure is 577532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremadhure covers 1105.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiremadhure falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremadhure is Balenahalli, about 6.3 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 Hiremadhure.

Hiremadhure is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremadhure is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 6.3 km away. Challakere is about 12 km away. Chitradurga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.