About Hiriyur Village

Hiriyur is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,213 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiriyur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577302
Area (hectares)	444.02 hectares
Population	2,453
Male Population	1,213
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hiriyur compares

By the 2011 count Hiriyur is the 19th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 444.02 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hiriyur

Hiriyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiriyur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiriyur from other places

Hiriyur lies about 19 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Bhadravati, about 5.7 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 Hiriyur
Nearest railway station	Bhadravati	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	6.4 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	19 km

Villages closest to Hiriyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiriyur village had a population of 2,453. That makes it the 19th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Hiriyur village has 1,213 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiriyur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hiriyur is 577302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiriyur covers 444.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiriyur falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiriyur is Bhadravati, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hiriyur is about 19 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiriyur is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 5.7 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 6.4 km away. Shimoga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.