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About Hiremallur Village

Hiremallur is a large village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,615, made up of 1,329 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremallur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 547.87 hectares
Population 2,615
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremallur compares

By the 2011 count Hiremallur is the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 547.87 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 932.

Getting to Hiremallur

Hiremallur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiremallur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hiremallur from other places

Hiremallur lies about 29 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 16 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 Hiremallur
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalas 16 km
District headquarters Haveri 29 km

Villages closest to Hiremallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremallur village had a population of 2,615. That makes it the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Hiremallur village has 1,329 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremallur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Hiremallur is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremallur covers 547.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiremallur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremallur is Kalas, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Hiremallur.

Hiremallur is about 29 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremallur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 4.8 km away. Kalas is about 16 km away. Haveri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikmallur (under 2 km), Bannikoppa (2.0 km) and Kankanwad (2.0 km).

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

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