# Hirekathur Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Hirekathur

Hirekathur is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 39 households**, the 179th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 180people (2011)
- 39households
- 70.2%literacy
- 577228PIN code

## Hirekathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirekathur is 577228.** Hirekathur falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577228
- Gram panchayatBelenahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609141

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

## How far is Hirekathur from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tarikere (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 Hirekathur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hirekathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Hirekathur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and sugar cane**. About 76% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Hirekathur

Of every 100 households in Hirekathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirekathur · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**72%

Use banking services ****60%**

**60%

Television ****75%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hirekathur?

■ Hirekathur · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**956

Working population ****41.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 69% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (9%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%)

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

- Lingadahalli189 people
- Hirigapura186 people
- Kurubarahalli185 people
- Tamatadahalli185 people
- Shivapura178 people
- Sompura176 people
- Thyarajjanahalli165 people
- Bommenahalli161 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirekathur?577228
- How far is Hirekathur from Chikmagalur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekathur?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekathur in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekathur?70.2% (Census 2011)