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About Hirur Village

Hirur is a large village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,151, made up of 1,089 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581104
Area (hectares) 737.64 hectares
Population 2,151
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirur compares

By the 2011 count Hirur is the 28th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 737.64 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hirur

Hirur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hirur from other places

Hirur lies about 33 km from Haveri. 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 Hirur
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 5.1 km
Nearest town Hāngal 5.1 km
District headquarters Haveri 33 km

Villages closest to Hirur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirur village had a population of 2,151. That makes it the 28th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Hirur village has 1,089 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hirur is 581104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirur covers 737.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirur falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Hirur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hirur.

Hirur is about 33 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirur is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 5.1 km away. Hāngal is about 5.1 km away. Haveri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadiyankanahalli (1.6 km), Kamanhalli (1.9 km) and Hanumanakoppa (2.3 km).

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

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