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About Hiriyogi Village

Hiriyogi is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 133 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiriyogi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiriyogi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 181.66 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 133
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiriyogi compares

By the 2011 count Hiriyogi is the 132nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 181.66 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hiriyogi

Hiriyogi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiriyogi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hiriyogi from other places

Hiriyogi lies about 46 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 20 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 Hiriyogi
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 20 km
Nearest town Sāgar 33 km
District headquarters Shimoga 46 km

Villages closest to Hiriyogi

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.

Common questions about Hiriyogi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiriyogi village had a population of 266. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Hiriyogi village has 133 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiriyogi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hiriyogi is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiriyogi covers 181.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiriyogi falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiriyogi is Kenchanalu, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Hiriyogi.

Hiriyogi is about 46 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiriyogi is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 9.0 km away. Kenchanalu is about 20 km away. Sāgar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behalli (under 2 km), Savanthur (1.6 km) and Nivane (2.6 km).

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

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