About Hirekasavi Village

Hirekasavi is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 525 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekasavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekasavi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577447
Area (hectares)	498.95 hectares
Population	1,036
Male Population	525
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekasavi compares

By the 2011 count Hirekasavi is the 48th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 498.95 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hirekasavi

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

Hirekasavi lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 24 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 Hirekasavi
Nearest town	Shikaripura	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	16 km
Nearest railway station	Adderi	24 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	58 km

Villages closest to Hirekasavi

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 Hirekasavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekasavi village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 48th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hirekasavi village has 525 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekasavi has about 973 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Hirekasavi is 577447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekasavi covers 498.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirekasavi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekasavi is Adderi, about 24 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 Hirekasavi.

Hirekasavi is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekasavi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikaripura is about 15 km away. Sorab is about 16 km away. Adderi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.