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About Hirekal Forest Village

Hirekal Forest is a small village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2, made up of 1 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3554.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekal Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekal Forest village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573144
Area (hectares) 3554.21 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 1
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hirekal Forest compares

By the 2011 count Hirekal Forest is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 3554.21 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Hirekal Forest

Hirekal Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirekal Forest as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Harnahalli, Haruvanahalli, Hebbaranahalli and Heggatta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hirekal Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekal Forest village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Hirekal Forest village has 1 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekal Forest has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Hirekal Forest is 573144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekal Forest covers 3554.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirekal Forest falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hirekal Forest notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hirekal Forest.

Hirekal Forest is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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