About Hiriyur Village

Hiriyur is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 699 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiriyur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Holalkere
Pincode	577518
Area (hectares)	409.39 hectares
Population	1,359
Male Population	699
Female Population	660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiriyur compares

By the 2011 count Hiriyur is the 48th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 409.39 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Hiriyur

Hiriyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiriyur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hiriyur from other places

Hiriyur lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 3.7 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 Hiriyur
Nearest railway station	Sasalu	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Holalkere	22 km
Nearest town	Channagiri	27 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	34 km

Villages closest to Hiriyur

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 Hiriyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiriyur village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 48th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Hiriyur village has 699 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiriyur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

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

Hiriyur covers 409.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiriyur falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiriyur is Sasalu, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hiriyur.

Hiriyur is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiriyur is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sasalu is about 3.7 km away. Holalkere is about 22 km away. Channagiri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.