About Hiregunjal Village

Hiregunjal is a large village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,080 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1483.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiregunjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiregunjal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Kundgol
Pincode	581117
Area (hectares)	1483.32 hectares
Population	2,199
Male Population	1,080
Female Population	1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiregunjal compares

By the 2011 count Hiregunjal is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 1483.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hiregunjal

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

Hiregunjal lies about 49 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 12 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 Hiregunjal
Nearest railway station	Saunshi	12 km
Nearest town	Lakshmeshwar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kundgol	17 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	49 km

Villages closest to Hiregunjal

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

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Common questions about Hiregunjal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiregunjal village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Hiregunjal village has 1,080 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiregunjal has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Hiregunjal is 581117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiregunjal covers 1483.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiregunjal falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiregunjal is Saunshi, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Hiregunjal.

Hiregunjal is about 49 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiregunjal is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Saunshi is about 12 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 14 km away. Kundgol is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.