About Hireharakuni Village

Hireharakuni is a large village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,721, made up of 2,425 males and 2,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1581.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hireharakuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hireharakuni village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Kundgol
Pincode	581113
Area (hectares)	1581.07 hectares
Population	4,721
Male Population	2,425
Female Population	2,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hireharakuni compares

By the 2011 count Hireharakuni is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 1581.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hireharakuni

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

Hireharakuni lies about 43 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 4.5 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 Hireharakuni
Nearest railway station	Saunshi	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kundgol	9.9 km
Nearest town	Shiggaon	21 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	43 km

Villages closest to Hireharakuni

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 Hireharakuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Hireharakuni village had a population of 4,721. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Hireharakuni village has 2,425 males and 2,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hireharakuni has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Hireharakuni is 581113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hireharakuni covers 1581.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hireharakuni falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hireharakuni is Saunshi, about 4.5 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 Hireharakuni.

Hireharakuni is about 43 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hireharakuni is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Saunshi is about 4.5 km away. Kundgol is about 9.9 km away. Shiggaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.