# Hirekanvangala Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/hirekanvangala/

Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Hirekanvangala

Hirekanvangala is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577145**. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 207 households**, the 68th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 885people (2011)
- 207households
- 95.2%literacy
- 577145PIN code

## Hirekanvangala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirekanvangala is 577145.** Hirekanvangala falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577145
- Gram panchayatJavoor
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609263

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

## How far is Hirekanvangala from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Birur (nearest town)19 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 Hirekanvangala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bukkambudhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajjamura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajjampura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Hirekanvangala known for?

The main crops are **ragi and jowar**. About 85% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Hirekanvangala

Of every 100 households in Hirekanvangala in 2011, 90 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hirekanvangala · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**51%

Tap water ****87%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**27%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**72%

Use banking services ****78%**

**60%

Television ****57%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 Hirekanvangala?

■ Hirekanvangala · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370**

**956

Working population ****64.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 93.2% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (15%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 185 (33%)

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 Tarikere

- Koranahalli938 people
- Veerapura927 people
- Mudigere910 people
- K.Chattanahalli891 people
- Belenahalli869 people
- Gangur860 people
- Amrutapura856 people
- Ballavara838 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirekanvangala?577145
- How far is Hirekanvangala from Chikmagalur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekanvangala?885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekanvangala in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekanvangala?95.2% (Census 2011)