About Hiriyur Village

Hiriyur is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 220 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiriyur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Sakleshpur
Pincode	573123
Area (hectares)	482.98 hectares
Population	426
Male Population	220
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Hiriyur compares

By the 2011 count Hiriyur is the 96th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 482.98 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Hiriyur

Hiriyur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hiriyur 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 Hiriyur from other places

Hiriyur lies about 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 8.2 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 Hiriyur
Nearest railway station	Kadagaravalli	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakleshpur	13 km
District headquarters	Hassan	41 km

Villages closest to Hiriyur

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.

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Common questions about Hiriyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiriyur village had a population of 426. That makes it the 96th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Hiriyur village has 220 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiriyur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Hiriyur is 573123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiriyur covers 482.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiriyur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiriyur is Kadagaravalli, about 8.2 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 Hiriyur.

Hiriyur is about 41 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiriyur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Kadagaravalli is about 8.2 km away. Sakleshpur is about 13 km away. Hassan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.