About Hirale Village

Hirale is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 59 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,271 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirale village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577434
Area (hectares)	202.13 hectares
Population	134
Male Population	59
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,271
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirale compares

By the 2011 count Hirale is the 233rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 202.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hirale

Hirale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirale as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hirale from other places

Hirale lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 15 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 Hirale
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	15 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	17 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	69 km

Villages closest to Hirale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirale village had a population of 134. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hirale village has 59 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirale has about 1271 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hirale is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirale covers 202.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirale falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirale is Kanale, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hirale.

Hirale is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirale is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.3 km away. Kanale is about 15 km away. Sāgar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.