About Hirgana Village

Hirgana is one of the larger villages in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,019, made up of 2,325 males and 2,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2353.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirgana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirgana village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	576117
Area (hectares)	2353.15 hectares
Population	5,019
Male Population	2,325
Female Population	2,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirgana compares

By the 2011 count Hirgana is the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 2353.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Hirgana

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

Hirgana lies about 7.1 km from Karkal, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 23 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 Hirgana
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	7.1 km
Nearest town	Kārkala	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Udupi	23 km

Villages closest to Hirgana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirgana village had a population of 5,019. That makes it the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Hirgana village has 2,325 males and 2,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirgana has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Hirgana is 576117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirgana covers 2353.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirgana falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirgana is Udupi, about 23 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 Hirgana.

Hirgana is about 7.1 km from Karkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirgana is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 7.1 km away. Kārkala is about 7.1 km away. Udupi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.