# Hirigapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Hirigapura

Hirigapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577144**. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 40 households**, the 176th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 186people (2011)
- 40households
- 66.2%literacy
- 577144PIN code

## Hirigapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirigapura is 577144.** Hirigapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577144
- Gram panchayatBargenahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609123

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

## How far is Hirigapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)76 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)23 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 Hirigapura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Hirigapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mamparavalli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 11 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 Hirigapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. Products made here include bamboo products and carpentry. About 88% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Hirigapura

Of every 100 households in Hirigapura in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirigapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**51%

Tap water ****85%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**72%

Use banking services ****95%**

**60%

Television ****90%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hirigapura?

■ Hirigapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**956

Working population ****57.5%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 52 (49%)

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

- Rajanahalli241 people
- Narasipura221 people
- Mudugundi213 people
- Lingadahalli189 people
- Kurubarahalli185 people
- Tamatadahalli185 people
- Hirekathur180 people
- Shivapura178 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirigapura?577144
- How far is Hirigapura from Chikmagalur?76 km by road
- What is the population of Hirigapura?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirigapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirigapura?66.2% (Census 2011)