Village · Hukeri, Belgaum
# Biranholi

Biranholi is a village in Hukeri sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code 591122. The 2011 Census counted 2,857 people in 531 households, the 45th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.
- 2,857 people (2011)
- 531 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 591122 PIN code

## Biranholi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Biranholi is 591122. Biranholi falls in Hukeri sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 591122
- Gram panchayat Islampur
- Community development block Hukeri
- Census village code 597649

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Biranholi from nearby towns?
- Hukkeri (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Sankeshwar (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Biranholi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Biranholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Yemakanmardi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yamakanamaradi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sankeshwar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Biranholi known for?

The main crops are jowar and cotton. About 2% of the 1,940 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Biranholi

Of every 100 households in Biranholi in 2011, 63 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biranholi · ■ Hukeri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 78%
- Toilet within the home 1% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 80%
- Tap water 1% 49%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 83%
- Use banking services 49% 71%
- Television 19% 42%
- Mobile phone 50% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 29% 20%
- Own their home 98% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Biranholi?

■ Biranholi · ■ Hukeri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 69.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 906 931
- Working population 30.9% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 48.6% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 580 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 114 (13%) · ■ Other work 125 (14%) · ■ Marginal 64 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hukeri
- Bastawad 2,931 people
- Sarapur 2,909 people
- Borgal 2,861 people
- Yarnal 2,859 people
- Arjunwad 2,843 people
- Shirhatti 2,836 people
- Shirdhan 2,787 people
- Kadhatti 2,705 people

All 123 villages in Hukeri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Biranholi? 591122
- How far is Biranholi from Belgaum? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Biranholi? 2,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biranholi in? Belgaum district (Hukeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Biranholi? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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