About Hirekandavadi Village

Hirekandavadi is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,491, made up of 1,302 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1379.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekandavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekandavadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Holalkere
Pincode	577518
Area (hectares)	1379.23 hectares
Population	2,491
Male Population	1,302
Female Population	1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekandavadi compares

By the 2011 count Hirekandavadi is the 12th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 1379.23 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, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Hirekandavadi

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

How far is Hirekandavadi from other places

Hirekandavadi lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Chikkandavadi, about 6.2 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 Hirekandavadi
Nearest railway station	Chikkandavadi	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Holalkere	16 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	22 km

Villages closest to Hirekandavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekandavadi village had a population of 2,491. That makes it the 12th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Hirekandavadi village has 1,302 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekandavadi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Hirekandavadi is 577518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekandavadi covers 1379.23 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.

Hirekandavadi falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekandavadi is Chikkandavadi, about 6.2 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 village for Hirekandavadi.

Hirekandavadi 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.

Hirekandavadi is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Chikkandavadi is about 6.2 km away. Holalkere is about 16 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.