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About Hirekerehalli Village

Hirekerehalli is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 917 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekerehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekerehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Molakalmuru
Pincode 577535
Area (hectares) 844.42 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 917
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekerehalli compares

By the 2011 count Hirekerehalli is the 23rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 844.42 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hirekerehalli

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

How far is Hirekerehalli from other places

Hirekerehalli lies about 28 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Chikkandavadi, about 4.7 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 Hirekerehalli
Nearest railway station Chikkandavadi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Molakalmuru 28 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 28 km

Villages closest to Hirekerehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekerehalli village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Hirekerehalli village has 917 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekerehalli has about 955 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Hirekerehalli is 577535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekerehalli covers 844.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirekerehalli falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekerehalli is Chikkandavadi, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hirekerehalli.

Hirekerehalli is about 28 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekerehalli is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Chikkandavadi is about 4.7 km away. Molakalmuru is about 28 km away. Chitradurga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konapura (8.1 km), Nallareddikondapura (8.1 km) and Katanaikanahalli (11 km).

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

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