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About Hirehonnihalli Village

Hirehonnihalli is one of the larger villages in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,345, made up of 2,789 males and 2,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1611.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirehonnihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirehonnihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 580114
Area (hectares) 1611.63 hectares
Population 5,345
Male Population 2,789
Female Population 2,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirehonnihalli compares

By the 2011 count Hirehonnihalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1611.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Hirehonnihalli

Hirehonnihalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirehonnihalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirehonnihalli from other places

Hirehonnihalli lies about 25 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Unkal, about 20 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 Hirehonnihalli
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 7.2 km
Nearest town Hubballi 18 km
Nearest railway station Unkal 20 km
District headquarters Dharwad 25 km

Villages closest to Hirehonnihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirehonnihalli village had a population of 5,345. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Hirehonnihalli village has 2,789 males and 2,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirehonnihalli has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Hirehonnihalli is 580114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirehonnihalli covers 1611.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirehonnihalli falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirehonnihalli is Unkal, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Hirehonnihalli.

Hirehonnihalli is about 25 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirehonnihalli is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalghatgi is about 7.2 km away. Hubballi is about 18 km away. Unkal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madkihonnihalli (under 2 km), Dhulikoppa (2.7 km) and Bisaralli (2.8 km).

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

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