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About Hiremegalageri Village

Hiremegalageri is one of the larger villages in Harapanahalli tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,448, made up of 4,246 males and 4,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2456.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremegalageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremegalageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harapanahalli
Pincode 583125
Area (hectares) 2456.8 hectares
Population 8,448
Male Population 4,246
Female Population 4,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremegalageri compares

By the 2011 count Hiremegalageri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,227 residents. Its 2456.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hiremegalageri

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

Hiremegalageri lies about 10 km from Davanagere. 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 Hiremegalageri
Tehsil headquarters Harapanahalli 10 km
District headquarters Davanagere 10 km
Nearest town Davangere 10 km

Villages closest to Hiremegalageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremegalageri village had a population of 8,448. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,227 residents.

Hiremegalageri village has 4,246 males and 4,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremegalageri has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hiremegalageri is 583125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremegalageri covers 2456.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiremegalageri falls under Harapanahalli tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hiremegalageri notes the nearest railway station 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 Hiremegalageri.

Hiremegalageri is about 10 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremegalageri is in Harapanahalli tehsil of Davanagere district. Harapanahalli is about 10 km away. Davanagere is about 10 km away. Davangere is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichapura (6.6 km), Singrihalli (6.8 km) and Hallikeri (7.2 km).

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

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