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About Kirehalli Village

Kirehalli is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 143 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573127
Area (hectares) 534.25 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 143
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Kirehalli compares

By the 2011 count Kirehalli is the 128th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 534.25 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1047.

Getting to Kirehalli

Kirehalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kirehalli 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 Kirehalli from other places

Kirehalli lies about 31 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 6.4 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 Kirehalli
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 6.4 km
District headquarters Hassan 31 km

Villages closest to Kirehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirehalli village had a population of 312. That makes it the 128th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Kirehalli village has 143 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirehalli has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kirehalli is 573127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirehalli covers 534.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirehalli falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kirehalli is Sakleshpur, about 6.4 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 Kirehalli.

Kirehalli is about 31 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirehalli is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 6.4 km away. Hassan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balagodu (under 2 km), Magadi (1.8 km) and Maragadi (1.8 km).

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

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