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About Hirehalli Village

Hirehalli is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 899 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581349
Area (hectares) 765.65 hectares
Population 1,773
Male Population 899
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirehalli compares

By the 2011 count Hirehalli is the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 765.65 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 962.

Getting to Hirehalli

Hirehalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hirehalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hirehalli from other places

Hirehalli lies about 58 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 39 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 Hirehalli
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 8.1 km
Nearest town Hāngal 18 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 39 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 58 km

Villages closest to Hirehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirehalli village had a population of 1,773. That makes it the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Hirehalli village has 899 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirehalli has about 972 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Hirehalli is 581349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirehalli covers 765.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirehalli falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirehalli is Kalsur, about 39 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 - 10 km distance for Hirehalli.

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

Hirehalli is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 8.1 km away. Hāngal is about 18 km away. Kalsur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chigalli (under 2 km), Kavalakoppa (under 2 km) and Hoskoppa (1.9 km).

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

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