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About Hirekalavathi Village

Hirekalavathi is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 228 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekalavathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekalavathi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 346.57 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 228
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekalavathi compares

By the 2011 count Hirekalavathi is the 124th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 346.57 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hirekalavathi

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

Hirekalavathi lies about 47 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 18 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 Hirekalavathi
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 8.8 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 47 km

Villages closest to Hirekalavathi

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 Hirekalavathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekalavathi village had a population of 450. That makes it the 124th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Hirekalavathi village has 228 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekalavathi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hirekalavathi is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekalavathi covers 346.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirekalavathi falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekalavathi is Adderi, about 18 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 Hirekalavathi.

Hirekalavathi is about 47 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekalavathi is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 8.8 km away. Shikaripura is about 8.8 km away. Adderi 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 Kotipura (under 2 km), Amtekoppa (2.3 km) and Kappanahalli (2.4 km).

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

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