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About Hiremane Village

Hiremane is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 381 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 950.92 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 381
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremane compares

By the 2011 count Hiremane is the 55th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 950.92 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Hiremane

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

How far is Hiremane from other places

Hiremane lies about 81 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 4.9 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 Hiremane
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 81 km

Villages closest to Hiremane

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 Hiremane

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremane village had a population of 788. That makes it the 55th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hiremane village has 381 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremane has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hiremane is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremane covers 950.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiremane falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremane is Talaguppa, about 4.9 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 village for Hiremane.

Hiremane is about 81 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremane is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 4.9 km away. Sagar is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talavata (under 2 km), Honnemaradu (2.6 km) and Hongodu (2.6 km).

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

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