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About Hiremata Village

Hiremata is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 667 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremata village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577217
Area (hectares) 325.53 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 667
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremata compares

By the 2011 count Hiremata is the 66th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 325.53 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Hiremata

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

Hiremata lies about 40 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, about 28 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 Hiremata
Tehsil headquarters Honnali under 2 km
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 28 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 31 km
District headquarters Davanagere 40 km

Villages closest to Hiremata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremata village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 66th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Hiremata village has 667 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremata has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Hiremata is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremata covers 325.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiremata falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremata is Konagavalli, about 28 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 Hiremata.

Hiremata is about 40 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremata is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about under 2 km away. Konagavalli is about 28 km away. Shikaripura is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnali (under 2 km), Devanayakanahalli (1.7 km) and Sunkadakatte (1.8 km).

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

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