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About Hiremagadi Village

Hiremagadi is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,707, made up of 811 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiremagadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiremagadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 611.23 hectares
Population 1,707
Male Population 811
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiremagadi compares

By the 2011 count Hiremagadi is the 16th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 611.23 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hiremagadi

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

Hiremagadi lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 35 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 Hiremagadi
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 21 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 30 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 74 km

Villages closest to Hiremagadi

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 Hiremagadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiremagadi village had a population of 1,707. That makes it the 16th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hiremagadi village has 811 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiremagadi has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hiremagadi is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiremagadi covers 611.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiremagadi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiremagadi is Byadgi, about 35 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 Hiremagadi.

Hiremagadi is about 74 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiremagadi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 21 km away. Shikaripura is about 30 km away. Byadgi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangavalli (under 2 km), Nellikoppa (2.6 km) and Tevarteppa (2.6 km).

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

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