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About Hireharaka Village

Hireharaka is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 536 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1892.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hireharaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hireharaka village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 1892.51 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 536
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hireharaka compares

By the 2011 count Hireharaka is the 33rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1892.51 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Hireharaka

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

How far is Hireharaka from other places

Hireharaka lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 9.4 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 Hireharaka
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 9.4 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 26 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Hireharaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hireharaka village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hireharaka village has 536 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hireharaka has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hireharaka is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hireharaka covers 1892.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hireharaka falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hireharaka is Anandapuram, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance for Hireharaka.

Hireharaka is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hireharaka is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 9.4 km away. Shikaripura is about 17 km away. Sagar 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 Kannur Inam (4.0 km), Narasipura (4.8 km) and Kannur Sarkari (5.1 km).

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

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