Hiriyur Taluka - Chitradurga, Karnataka

Hiriyur is an administrative taluka in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Hiriyur is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Doddasiddavanha, while the nearest airport is Vijayanagar Aerodrome (jsw), located at an approximate aerial distance of 102.5 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,703 km², including 1,682.78 km² rural area and 20.22 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 984 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Hiriyur Taluka

Hiriyur Taluka has a total of 163 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abbinahole	Rural	Abbenahole
2	Adiralu	Rural	Suragondanahally
3	Adivala	Rural	Adivala
4	Aimangala	Rural	Imangala
5	Alamaradahatti	Rural	Suragondanahally
6	Alur	Rural	Hosayelanadu
7	Amanitalav	Rural	Dharampura
8	Ambalagere	Rural	Byadarahalli
9	Anesidri	Rural	Javanagondanahally
10	Appasamudra	Rural	Ikkanur
11	Arasinagundi	Rural	Yelladakere
12	Babbur	Rural	Babbur
13	Bagganadu	Rural	Gowdanahally
14	Bagganadu Kaval	Rural	Gowdanahally
15	Balenahalli	Rural	Gananaikanahally
16	Beerenahalli	Rural	Metikurke
17	Benkanahalli	Rural	Dharampura
18	Bhagavathikere	Rural	Rangenahally
19	Bharamagiri	Rural	V.V.Pura
20	Bharamapura	Rural	Imangala
21	Bidarakere	Rural	Rangenahally
22	Bojapura	Rural	Hosayelanadu
23	Boranakunte	Rural	K R Hally
24	Burujanaroppa	Rural	Buruginarolppa
25	Byadarahalli	Rural	Byadarahalli
26	Byaramadu	Rural	Yelladakere
27	Challamadu	Rural	Gowdanahally
28	Chikkasiddavvanahalli	Rural	Buruginarolppa
29	Chillahalli	Rural	Abbenahole
30	Chinnayyanahatti	Rural	Babbur
31	Devarakotta	Rural	Abbenahole
32	Dharmapura	Rural	Dharampura
33	Dindavara	Rural	Dindavara
34	Doddaghatta	Rural	Kunikere
35	Eswaragere	Rural	Eshwaragere
36	Ganjalagunte	Rural	Gowdanahally
37	Gannayakanahalli	Rural	Gananaikanahally
38	Giddaobanahalli	Rural	Metikurke
39	Goguddu	Rural	Suragondanahally
40	Golagondanahalli	Rural	Harthikote
41	Gollahalli	Rural	Yeraballi
42	Gollahalli	Rural	Hariyebbe
43	Gorladaku	Rural	K R Hally
44	Gowadanahalli	Rural	Gowdanahally
45	Gownahalli	Rural	Suragondanahally
46	Gudihalli	Rural	Suragondanahally
47	Gudunurhalli	Rural	Rangenahally
48	Guilalu	Rural	Metikurke
49	Gulya	Rural	Abbenahole
50	Haladyamenahalli	Rural	Uduvally
51	Halagaladdi	Rural	P.D.Kote
52	Halumadenahalli	Rural	Yelladakere
53	Handiganadu	Rural	Yelladakere
54	Hariyabbe	Rural	Hariyebbe
55	Harthikote	Rural	Harthikote
56	Hemadala	Rural	Gananaikanahally
57	Hindasakatte	Rural	Uduvally
58	Hiriyur (Rural)	Both	Babbur
59	Hosahalli	Rural	Abbenahole
60	Hosahatti	Rural	Babbur
61	Hosakere	Rural	Khandenahally
62	Huchavvanahalli	Rural	Kunikere
63	Hulithotlu	Rural	Suragondanahally
64	Hulugalakunte	Rural	Uduvally
65	Huvinahole	Rural	Eshwaragere
66	Iddalanagenahalli	Rural	Uduvally
67	Ikkanur	Rural	Ikkanur
68	Indiranagar	Rural	Uduvally
69	Javanagondanahalli	Rural	Javanagondanahally
70	Jodipura	Rural	M.D.Kote
71	Kalavibagi	Rural	Yeraballi
72	Kambadahalli	Rural	V.V.Pura
73	Kambhattanahalli	Rural	Abbenahole
74	Kanajanahalli	Rural	Kanajanahalli
75	Kariobenahalli	Rural	Gananaikanahally
76	Kariyala	Rural	Kariyala
77	Kasavanahalli	Rural	Hosayelanadu
78	Kasturirangappenahalli	Rural	K R Hally
79	Katanayakanahalli	Rural	Javanagondanahally
80	Katrikenahalli	Rural	Kunikere
81	Kattehole	Rural	Uduvally
82	Khandenahalli	Rural	Khandenahally
83	Khandikere	Rural	Yeraballi
84	Kilaradahalli	Rural	Dindavara
85	Kodihalli	Rural	Ikkanur
86	Koodlahalli	Rural	Eshwaragere
87	Krushnambudi	Urban	Not applicable
88	Kumbarakatte	Rural	Imangala
89	Kundalagura	Rural	Ikkanur
90	Kunikere	Rural	Kunikere
91	Kurubarahalli	Rural	Ikkanur
92	Kurubarahalli	Rural	V.V.Pura
93	Kurudugirenahalli	Rural	Harthikote
94	Lakkanahal	Rural	Uduvally
95	Lakkavvanahalli	Rural	Kunikere
96	Lakkenahalli	Rural	Dindavara
97	Layaradasarahalli	Rural	Dindavara
98	Madakarinaikana Kote	Rural	M.D.Kote
99	Maddanakunte	Rural	M.D.Kote
100	Madenahalli	Rural	Dindavara
101	Malagondanahalli	Rural	Gowdanahally
102	Mallappanahalli	Rural	Harthikote
103	Maradidevigere	Rural	Imangala
104	Maradihalli	Rural	Maradihally
105	Maskal	Rural	Maskal
106	Mavinamadu	Rural	Dindavara
107	Mayasandra	Rural	Kunikere
108	Metikurke	Rural	Metikurke
109	Mungasavalli	Rural	Hariyebbe
110	Myadanahole	Rural	Ikkanur
111	Myakalurahalli	Both	Babbur
112	Myakenahalli	Rural	V.V.Pura
113	Nandihalli	Rural	Adivala
114	Obalapura	Rural	Kariyala
115	Palavvanahalli	Rural	Buruginarolppa
116	Parasuramadevarakote	Rural	P.D.Kote
117	Paremenahalli	Rural	Uduvally
118	Patrehalli	Rural	Adivala
119	Pilali	Rural	Dindavara
120	Pitlali	Rural	K R Hally
121	Ramajogihalli	Rural	M.D.Kote
122	Ranganathapura	Rural	Ranganathapura
123	Rangapura	Rural	Gowdanahally
124	Rangenahalli	Rural	Rangenahally
125	Rayabommanahalli	Rural	Adivala
126	Sakkara	Rural	P.D.Kote
127	Salabommanahalli	Rural	Yeraballi
128	Salhunse	Rural	Hariyebbe
129	Samudradahalli	Rural	Ranganathapura
130	Sangenahalli	Rural	Abbenahole
131	Sevalalnagar	Rural	Babbur
132	Sheshappanahalli	Rural	Yelladakere
133	Shidlaiahnakote	Rural	Rangenahally
134	Shravanagere	Rural	Dharampura
135	Somerahalli	Both	Uduvally
136	Sondekere	Rural	M.D.Kote
137	Sooragondanahalli	Rural	Suragondanahally
138	Sugur	Rural	Hariyebbe
139	Talavatti	Rural	Maradihally
140	Tavandi	Rural	Suragondanahally
141	Thadapinachinnammana Halli	Rural	Metikurke
142	Thimmalapura	Rural	Ikkanur
143	Toreobenahalli	Rural	Byadarahalli
144	Toresal Nagenahalli	Rural	Ranganathapura
145	Uduvalli	Rural	Uduvally
146	Ulivinahal	Rural	Yelladakere
147	Uppalagere	Rural	Ranganathapura
148	Upparahalli	Rural	Rangenahally
149	Uttare	Rural	Uduvally
150	Vaddanahalli	Rural	K R Hally
151	Vaddikere	Rural	M.D.Kote
152	Vanivilasapura	Rural	V.V.Pura
153	Veeravvanagathihalli	Rural	Dindavara
154	Venukalgudda	Rural	Eshwaragere
155	Yaraballi	Rural	Yeraballi
156	Yaradakatte	Both	Metikurke
157	Yarekenagenahalli	Rural	Kunikere
158	Yelagondanahalli	Rural	Abbenahole
159	Yelakurnahalli	Rural	Imangala
160	Yelanadu	Rural	Hosayelanadu
161	Yelladakere	Rural	Yelladakere
162	Yennegere	Rural	Ikkanur
163	Yerachikkenahalli	Rural	K R Hally

Population of Hiriyur Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Hiriyur Taluka has a total population of 2,86,133 people, consisting of 1,44,160 males and 1,41,973 females. There are 64,086 households in the taluka with an average population density of 168 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,86,133	2,29,717	56,416
Male Population	1,44,160	1,16,034	28,126
Female Population	1,41,973	1,13,683	28,290
Total Households	64,086	51,015	13,071
Population Density	168 / km²	137 / km²	2,790 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,88,743 literate people and 30,756 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 71,730 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28,028 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	30,756	24,867	5,889
Literate Population	1,88,743	1,46,485	42,258
Illiterate Population	97,390	83,232	14,158
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	71,730	61,716	10,014
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	28,028	23,027	5,001

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Hiriyur (हिरियूरू)
District	Chitradurga
State / UT	Karnataka
Railway Station	Doddasiddavanha
Total Area	1,703 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	984
Total Population (2011)	2,86,133
Density	168/km²
Total Villages	163

Nearby Talukas in Chitradurga
Challakere	Chitradurga
Holalkere	Hosdurga
Molakalmuru