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About Hirethota Village

Hirethota is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 21 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirethota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirethota village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577232
Area (hectares) 44.72 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 21
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirethota compares

By the 2011 count Hirethota is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 44.72 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hirethota

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

Hirethota lies about 34 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 30 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 Hirethota
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 10 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 30 km
District headquarters Shimoga 34 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 34 km

Villages closest to Hirethota

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 Hirethota

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirethota village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hirethota village has 21 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirethota has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hirethota is 577232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirethota covers 44.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hirethota falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirethota is Arasalu, about 30 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 Hirethota.

Hirethota 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.

Hirethota is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 10 km away. Arasalu is about 30 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 Bejjavalli (under 2 km), Malur (under 2 km) and Kasagaru (1.5 km).

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

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