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About Hirekalagodu Village

Hirekalagodu is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 85 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekalagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekalagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 264.38 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 85
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekalagodu compares

By the 2011 count Hirekalagodu is the 229th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 264.38 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hirekalagodu

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

Hirekalagodu lies about 93 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 34 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 Hirekalagodu
Nearest town Sirsi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 21 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 93 km

Villages closest to Hirekalagodu

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.

Common questions about Hirekalagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekalagodu village had a population of 159. That makes it the 229th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hirekalagodu village has 85 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekalagodu has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hirekalagodu is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekalagodu covers 264.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirekalagodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekalagodu is Kanale, about 34 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 Hirekalagodu.

Hirekalagodu is about 93 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekalagodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sirsi is about 17 km away. Sorab is about 21 km away. Kanale is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkalagodu (under 2 km), Kenchikoppa (1.6 km) and Mangarshikoppa (2.8 km).

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

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