About Hirekai Village

Hirekai is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 45 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirekai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirekai village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Siddapur
Pincode	581340
Area (hectares)	125.29 hectares
Population	85
Male Population	45
Female Population	40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hirekai compares

By the 2011 count Hirekai is the 161st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 125.29 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Hirekai

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

Hirekai lies about 41 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 28 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 Hirekai
Tehsil headquarters	Siddapur	14 km
Nearest town	Sirsi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Talaguppa	28 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	41 km

Villages closest to Hirekai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirekai village had a population of 85. That makes it the 161st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Hirekai village has 45 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirekai has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Hirekai is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirekai covers 125.29 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.

Hirekai falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hirekai is Talaguppa, about 28 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 Hirekai.

Hirekai is about 41 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirekai is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 14 km away. Sirsi is about 18 km away. Talaguppa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.