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About Kiruhunse Village

Kiruhunse is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 170 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiruhunse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiruhunse village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573214
Area (hectares) 307.95 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 170
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kiruhunse compares

By the 2011 count Kiruhunse is the 113th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 307.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1047.

Getting to Kiruhunse

Kiruhunse is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kiruhunse as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kiruhunse from other places

Kiruhunse lies about 30 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 7.5 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 Kiruhunse
Nearest railway station Balupete 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 7.8 km
District headquarters Hassan 30 km

Villages closest to Kiruhunse

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 Kiruhunse

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiruhunse village had a population of 342. That makes it the 113th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Kiruhunse village has 170 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiruhunse has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kiruhunse is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiruhunse covers 307.95 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.

Kiruhunse falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kiruhunse is Balupete, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kiruhunse.

Kiruhunse is about 30 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiruhunse is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 7.5 km away. Sakleshpur is about 7.8 km away. Hassan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adarvalli (under 2 km), Heggove (1.6 km) and Harakanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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