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About Hirejamburu Village

Hirejamburu is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 881 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirejamburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirejamburu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 640.89 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 881
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirejamburu compares

By the 2011 count Hirejamburu is the 30th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 640.89 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hirejamburu

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

Hirejamburu lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 29 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 Hirejamburu
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 12 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 12 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 29 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Hirejamburu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirejamburu village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 30th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Hirejamburu village has 881 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirejamburu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hirejamburu is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirejamburu covers 640.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirejamburu falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirejamburu is Adderi, about 29 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 Hirejamburu.

Hirejamburu is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirejamburu is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 12 km away. Shikaripura is about 12 km away. Adderi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasanapura (under 2 km), Kodikoppa (under 2 km) and Kuskuru (2.3 km).

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

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