About Hiremaithe Village

Hiremaithe is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 389 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremaithe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremaithe village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	802.99 hectares
Population	776
Male Population	389
Female Population	387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremaithe compares

By the 2011 count Hiremaithe is the 46th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 802.99 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hiremaithe

Hiremaithe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiremaithe as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hiremaithe from other places

Hiremaithe lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 11 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 Hiremaithe
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	16 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	27 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	41 km

Villages closest to Hiremaithe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremaithe village had a population of 776. That makes it the 46th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Hiremaithe village has 389 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremaithe has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hiremaithe is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremaithe covers 802.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiremaithe falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremaithe is Kenchanalu, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hiremaithe.

Hiremaithe is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremaithe is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about 11 km away. Hosanagara is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.