# Hirekudi Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikodi, Belgaum 

# Hirekudi

Hirekudi is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591247**. The 2011 Census counted **11,946 people in 2,294 households**, the 5th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 11,946people (2011)
- 2,294households
- 74.2%literacy
- 591247PIN code

## Hirekudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirekudi is 591247.** Hirekudi falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591247
- Gram panchayatHirekudi
- Community development blockChikodi
- Census village code597192

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hirekudi from nearby towns?

- Chikodi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)78 km by road
- Chikodi (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hirekudi?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Hirekudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chikodi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chikodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hirekudi known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and tobacco**. About 99% of the 3,513 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,630 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hirekudi

Of every 100 households in Hirekudi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Hirekudi · ■ Chikodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**68%

Tap water ****31%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**77%

Use banking services ****87%**

**76%

Television ****52%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hirekudi?

■ Hirekudi · ■ Chikodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**901

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2,383 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 760 (12%) · **■** Household industry 41 (1%) · **■** Other work 975 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2,131 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chikodi

- Boragaon16,010 people
- Examba15,224 people
- Kerur14,758 people
- Khadaklat12,155 people
- Bedkihal11,355 people
- Ankali11,261 people
- Koganoli11,059 people
- Kabbur10,949 people

[All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirekudi?591247
- How far is Hirekudi from Belgaum?78 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekudi?11,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekudi in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekudi?74.2% (Census 2011)