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About Hiremalligawad Village

Hiremalligawad is a mid sized village in Dharwad tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 621 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremalligawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremalligawad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Dharwad
Pincode 580011
Area (hectares) 334.27 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 621
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hiremalligawad compares

By the 2011 count Hiremalligawad is the 71st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents. Its 334.27 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Hiremalligawad

Hiremalligawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiremalligawad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiremalligawad from other places

Hiremalligawad lies about 5.9 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kyarakoppa, about 3.4 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 Hiremalligawad
Nearest railway station Kyarakoppa 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharwad 5.9 km
Nearest town Hubballi 24 km

Villages closest to Hiremalligawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremalligawad village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 71st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents.

Hiremalligawad village has 621 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremalligawad has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Hiremalligawad is 580011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremalligawad covers 334.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiremalligawad falls under Dharwad tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremalligawad is Kyarakoppa, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hiremalligawad.

Hiremalligawad is about 5.9 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremalligawad is in Dharwad tehsil of Dharwad district. Kyarakoppa is about 3.4 km away. Dharwad is about 5.9 km away. Hubballi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelgeri (3.0 km), Mummigatti (3.1 km) and Devagiri M Narendra (3.2 km).

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

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