Hemadala observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Hemadala ranks #20 of 158 villages in Hiriyur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hemadala is a village of 2,849 people in 639 households (Census 2011) in Hiriyur taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 20th-largest of 158 villages in Hiriyur taluk. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 33 km from Naikanahatti, the nearest town, 27 km from Balenahalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577545, served by Yerabally post office; the LGD village code is 606087. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hosayelanadu Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Hiriyur assembly constituency, represented by MLA D Sudakar. The population is estimated at 3,359 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gananaikanahally →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemadala · this village | 2,849 | 64% | — |
| Balenahalli · Hosdurga | 297 | 52% | 1.4 km W |
| Balenahalli · Hiriyur | 1,053 | 66% | 3.9 km E |
| Gownahalli · Hiriyur | 1,612 | 65% | 3.9 km E |
| Madenahalli · Hiriyur | 805 | 68% | 3.9 km E |
| Ambalagere · Hiriyur | 1,508 | 66% | 4 km NE |
| Gannayakanahalli · Hiriyur | 1,238 | 79% | 4.5 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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