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About Hirekallahalli Village

Hirekallahalli is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 67 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekallahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekallahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 205.48 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 67
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekallahalli compares

By the 2011 count Hirekallahalli is the 202nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 205.48 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 1033.

Getting to Hirekallahalli

Hirekallahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirekallahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Hirekallahalli from other places

Hirekallahalli lies about 34 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 16 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 Hirekallahalli
Nearest railway station Arasalu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 34 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 34 km

Villages closest to Hirekallahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekallahalli village had a population of 142. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hirekallahalli village has 67 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekallahalli has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hirekallahalli is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekallahalli covers 205.48 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.

Hirekallahalli falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekallahalli is Arasalu, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Hirekallahalli.

Hirekallahalli is about 34 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekallahalli is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 16 km away. Tirthahalli is about 20 km away. Shimoga 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 Kesare (under 2 km), Huttalli (1.8 km) and Chikkallalli (1.9 km).

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

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