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About Hirebennur Village

Hirebennur is a mid sized village in Chitradurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 725 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirebennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirebennur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Chitradurga
Pincode 577541
Area (hectares) 423.55 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 725
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirebennur compares

By the 2011 count Hirebennur is the 66th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 423.55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Hirebennur

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

Hirebennur lies about 19 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Haliyuru, about 13 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 Hirebennur
Nearest railway station Haliyuru 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitradurga 19 km

Villages closest to Hirebennur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirebennur village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 66th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Hirebennur village has 725 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirebennur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Hirebennur is 577541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirebennur covers 423.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirebennur falls under Chitradurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirebennur is Haliyuru, about 13 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 Hirebennur.

Hirebennur is about 19 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirebennur is in Chitradurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Haliyuru is about 13 km away. Chitradurga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheelangi (2.0 km), Kalkunte (2.2 km) and Gowrammanahalli (2.2 km).

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

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