About Hirekounshi Village

Hirekounshi is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 933 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 819.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekounshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekounshi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Hangal
Pincode	581104
Area (hectares)	819.48 hectares
Population	1,794
Male Population	933
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekounshi compares

By the 2011 count Hirekounshi is the 43rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 819.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hirekounshi

Hirekounshi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirekounshi 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 Hirekounshi from other places

Hirekounshi lies about 38 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 26 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 Hirekounshi
Nearest town	Shiggaon	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Gudageri	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hangal	29 km
District headquarters	Haveri	38 km

Villages closest to Hirekounshi

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.

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Common questions about Hirekounshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekounshi village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Hirekounshi village has 933 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekounshi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Hirekounshi covers 819.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirekounshi falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekounshi is Gudageri, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Hirekounshi.

Hirekounshi is about 38 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekounshi is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 9.5 km away. Gudageri is about 26 km away. Hangal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.