About Hirenellur Village

Hirenellur is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,802, made up of 1,363 males and 1,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1740.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirenellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirenellur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577401
Area (hectares)	1740.95 hectares
Population	2,802
Male Population	1,363
Female Population	1,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirenellur compares

By the 2011 count Hirenellur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1740.95 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Hirenellur

Hirenellur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirenellur 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 Hirenellur from other places

Hirenellur lies about 73 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 6.4 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 Hirenellur
Nearest railway station	Kanale	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	13 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	13 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	73 km

Villages closest to Hirenellur

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.

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Common questions about Hirenellur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirenellur village had a population of 2,802. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hirenellur village has 1,363 males and 1,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirenellur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hirenellur is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirenellur covers 1740.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirenellur falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirenellur is Kanale, about 6.4 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 Hirenellur.

Hirenellur is about 73 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirenellur is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 6.4 km away. Sagar is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.