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About Hiregangoor Village

Hiregangoor is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,326, made up of 655 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiregangoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiregangoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577218
Area (hectares) 603.26 hectares
Population 1,326
Male Population 655
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiregangoor compares

By the 2011 count Hiregangoor is the 74th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 603.26 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hiregangoor

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

Hiregangoor lies about 43 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, 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 Hiregangoor
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 12 km
Nearest railway station Holalkere 13 km
District headquarters Davanagere 43 km

Villages closest to Hiregangoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiregangoor village had a population of 1,326. That makes it the 74th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Hiregangoor village has 655 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiregangoor has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hiregangoor is 577218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiregangoor covers 603.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiregangoor falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiregangoor is Holalkere, 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 village for Hiregangoor.

Hiregangoor is about 43 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiregangoor is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 12 km away. Holalkere is about 13 km away. Davanagere is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikgangoor (under 2 km), Bommenahalli (2.2 km) and Honnemaradahalli (2.7 km).

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

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