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About Hiresar Village

Hiresar is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 74 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiresar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiresar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581347
Area (hectares) 258.77 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 74
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiresar compares

By the 2011 count Hiresar is the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 258.77 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 963.

Getting to Hiresar

Hiresar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hiresar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Hiresar from other places

Hiresar lies about 33 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 55 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 Hiresar
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 20 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 20 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 33 km
Nearest railway station Gokarna Road 55 km

Villages closest to Hiresar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiresar village had a population of 155. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Hiresar village has 74 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiresar has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Hiresar is 581347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiresar covers 258.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hiresar falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hiresar is Gokarna Road, about 55 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hiresar.

Hiresar is about 33 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiresar is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 20 km away. Yellāpur is about 20 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidralli (under 2 km), Shigemaneummachagi (under 2 km) and Sankadagundi (1.5 km).

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

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