# Hirikati Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/hirikati/ Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Hirikati Hirikati is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571109**. The 2011 Census counted **2,466 people in 566 households**, the 24th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 2,466people (2011) - 566households - 62.6%literacy - 571109PIN code ## Hirikati PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hirikati is 571109.** Hirikati falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571109 - Gram panchayatHoreyala - Community development blockGundlupet - Census village code619447 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hirikati from nearby towns? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)49 km by road - Nanjangud (nearest town)14 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 Hirikati? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hirikati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Begur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjangud - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Begur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Hirikati known for? The main crops are **cotton**. Products made here include castor oil. About 78% of the 799 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Hirikati Of every 100 households in Hirikati in 2011, 86 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hirikati · ■ Gundlupet rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **80% Toilet within the home ****23%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **87% Tap water ****89%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **79% Use banking services ****26%** **41% Television ****43%** **38% Mobile phone ****32%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Hirikati? ■ Hirikati · ■ Gundlupet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157** **973 Working population ****40.8%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 68% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 352 (35%) · **■** Marginal 64 (6%) 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 Gundlupet - Kannegala2,884 people - Raghavapura2,802 people - Chikkati2,612 people - Shivapura2,593 people - Bachahalli2,465 people - Kaggala2,417 people - Ankahalli2,411 people - Kodahalli2,405 people [All 158 villages in Gundlupet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hirikati?571109 - How far is Hirikati from Chamarajanagar?49 km by road - What is the population of Hirikati?2,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hirikati in?Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hirikati?62.6% (Census 2011)