# Hirehalli Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Hirehalli

Hirehalli is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577829**. The 2011 Census counted **7,732 people in 1,481 households**, the 3rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 7,732people (2011)
- 1,481households
- 61.7%literacy
- 577829PIN code

## Hirehalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirehalli is 577829.** Hirehalli falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577829
- Gram panchayatHirehalli
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605276

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

## How far is Hirehalli from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)26 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 Hirehalli?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Hirehalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thalaku
- ○Degree college10+ km · Naikanahatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Hirehalli known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 72% of the 4,183 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Hirehalli

Of every 100 households in Hirehalli in 2011, 74 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hirehalli · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****71%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**49%

Television ****30%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

Own their home ****89%**

**91%

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 Hirehalli?

■ Hirehalli · ■ Challakere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**936

Working population ****57.7%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,348 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,155 (26%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 296 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,627 (36%)

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 Challakere

- Naikanahatti15,545 people
- Parasuramapura10,056 people
- Nannivala7,291 people
- Ghataparthi6,120 people
- Mannekote5,392 people
- Mallurahalli5,291 people

[All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirehalli?577829
- How far is Hirehalli from Chitradurga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Hirehalli?7,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirehalli in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirehalli?61.7% (Census 2011)
