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About Hirekabbur Village

Hirekabbur is a mid sized village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,910, made up of 982 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekabbur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekabbur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581119
Area (hectares) 921.84 hectares
Population 1,910
Male Population 982
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekabbur compares

By the 2011 count Hirekabbur is the 36th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 921.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hirekabbur

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

Hirekabbur lies about 40 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 38 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 Hirekabbur
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 21 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 30 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 38 km
District headquarters Haveri 40 km

Villages closest to Hirekabbur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekabbur village had a population of 1,910. That makes it the 36th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Hirekabbur village has 982 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekabbur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hirekabbur is 581119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekabbur covers 921.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirekabbur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekabbur is Balegundi, about 38 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 Hirekabbur.

Hirekabbur is about 40 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekabbur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 21 km away. Shikaripura is about 30 km away. Balegundi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jyavalli (8.9 km), Yammiganur (9.1 km) and Yallapur (11 km).

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

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