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About Hiregonnagar Village

Hiregonnagar is a large village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,332, made up of 1,689 males and 1,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 754.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiregonnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiregonnagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583280
Area (hectares) 754.65 hectares
Population 3,332
Male Population 1,689
Female Population 1,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiregonnagar compares

By the 2011 count Hiregonnagar is the 11th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 754.65 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hiregonnagar

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

Hiregonnagar lies about 56 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 25 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 Hiregonnagar
Nearest town Gajendragarh 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 26 km
District headquarters Koppal 56 km

Villages closest to Hiregonnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiregonnagar village had a population of 3,332. That makes it the 11th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Hiregonnagar village has 1,689 males and 1,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiregonnagar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hiregonnagar is 583280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiregonnagar covers 754.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiregonnagar falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiregonnagar is Linganabandi, about 25 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 Hiregonnagar.

Hiregonnagar is about 56 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiregonnagar is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Gajendragarh is about 8.3 km away. Linganabandi is about 25 km away. Kushtagi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varikal (under 2 km), Chickgonnagar (under 2 km) and Habalkatti (1.7 km).

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

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