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About Hirekopppa Village

Hirekopppa is a large village in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,608, made up of 1,346 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2454.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekopppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekopppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Nargund
Pincode 582207
Area (hectares) 2454.56 hectares
Population 2,608
Male Population 1,346
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekopppa compares

By the 2011 count Hirekopppa is the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 2454.56 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Hirekopppa

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

Hirekopppa lies about 51 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 23 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 Hirekopppa
Tehsil headquarters Nargund 13 km
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 23 km
District headquarters Gadag 51 km

Villages closest to Hirekopppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekopppa village had a population of 2,608. That makes it the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Hirekopppa village has 1,346 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekopppa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Hirekopppa is 582207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekopppa covers 2454.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirekopppa falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekopppa is Lakhmapur, about 23 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 Hirekopppa.

Hirekopppa is about 51 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekopppa is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Nargund is about 13 km away. Lakhmapur is about 23 km away. Gadag is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurugovinakoppa (3.4 km), Belleri (6.1 km) and Arishinagodi (6.6 km).

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

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