Hirebandadi | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dakshina Kannada |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Puttur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 5165 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mangalore |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | KA |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Hirebandadi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. It mostly consists of paddy fields and areca nut plantations. It has numerous streams cutting across the region and lies along the banks of the Netravati River. Tulu is the primary language spoken here.
Its history includes large zamindar settlements from the Jain and Bunt communities. The Adekala house is one such family house that is still present in the locality and continues to follow ancient traditions with Dr Sumanth Shetty as the current yejamana of the house.
There were massive floods in the area during the 1920s.
There are tales of tiger sightings and places like Pilli Kallu which translates to tiger stone as it is believed that tigers used to rest on these boulders.
India census, Hirebandadi had a population of 5165 with 2537 males and 2628 females.