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Hirehalli
In Hirehalli village population of children with age 0-6 is 1046 which makes up 13.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Hirehalli village is 933 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Hirehalli as per census is 902, lower than Karnataka average of 948.
Hirehalli village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Hirehalli village was 61.65 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Hirehalli Male literacy stands at 71.17 % while female literacy rate was 51.50 %.
Kannada is the Local Language here. Total population of Hirehalli is 6956 .Males are 3644 and Females are 3,312 living in 1208 Houses. Total area of Hirehalli is 4183 hectares.
Caste Factor :
In Hirehalli village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 55.35 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 24.87 % of total population in Hirehalli village.
Work Profile :
In Hirehalli village out of total population, 4459 were engaged in work activities. 63.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4459 workers engaged in Main Work, 1348 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1155 were Agricultural labourer.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Hirehalli village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.
Nearby Villages of Hirehalli
Hiriyur : Hiriyur is a town and taluk capital located near Chitradurga in Karnataka renowned for having the oldest dam in Karnataka, built on the Vedavati river, and named Mari Kanive. Hiryur is situated along National Highway 4. Hiriyur is located 160 km north of Bangalore. All the buses from Bangalore going towards Hubli, Belgaum, Davanagere, Bellary pass through Hiriyur. Distance from Hiriyur to Hubballi, Karnataka is 250.0 km and travelling takes around 3 h 26 min via NH48. Vani Vilasa Sagara : Vani Vilasa Sagara, popularly (Mari Kanive) is a dam near Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga District in Karnataka. It is the oldest dam in the state. The dam was built by the Mysore Maharajas pre-independence across the river Vedavathi. The dam is an exquisite piece of architecture, an engineering marvel for that time, and provides water to lots of surrounding cities, towns and villages, which are largely dry lands of the Deccan area of Central Karnataka. Distance from Holalkere Rural, Karnataka to Vani Vilasapura Dam is 66.7 km and travel time in this route is 1 h 26 min via SH47 and TH Road.
Hirehalli Official Details
| Taluk Name | Challakere |
| District | Chitradurga |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| Language | Kannada |
| Elevation / Altitude | 590 meters. Above Seal level |
| Telephone Code / Std Code | 08195 |
| Assembly constituency | Molakalmuru assembly constituency |
| Assembly MLA | S. Thippeswamy |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chitradurga parliamentary constituency |
| Parliament MP | B.N.Chandrappa |