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About Hirigadde Village

Hirigadde is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 56 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirigadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirigadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573120
Area (hectares) 148.49 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 56
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
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 Hirigadde compares

By the 2011 count Hirigadde is the 275th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 148.49 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hirigadde

Hirigadde is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hirigadde 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirigadde from other places

Hirigadde lies about 37 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, 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 Hirigadde
Tehsil headquarters Belur 11 km
Nearest town Belūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 20 km
District headquarters Hassan 37 km

Villages closest to Hirigadde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirigadde village had a population of 101. That makes it the 275th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Hirigadde village has 56 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirigadde has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hirigadde is 573120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirigadde covers 148.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirigadde falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirigadde is Chikkamagaluru, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Hirigadde.

Hirigadde is about 37 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirigadde is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 11 km away. Belūr is about 11 km away. Chikkamagaluru 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 Devarakeshavi (under 2 km), Bettadakeshavi (under 2 km) and Kuppagodu (under 2 km).

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

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