# Hiremadhure Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/hiremadhure/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Hiremadhure Hiremadhure is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577532**. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 256 households**, the 105th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,278people (2011) - 256households - 64.5%literacy - 577532PIN code ## Hiremadhure PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hiremadhure is 577532.** Hiremadhure falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577532 - Gram panchayatSomaguddu - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiremadhure from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)40 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)12 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 Hiremadhure? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Hiremadhure; 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 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Challakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Hiremadhure known for? The main crops are **groundnut and jowar**. About 66% of the 1,105 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Hiremadhure Of every 100 households in Hiremadhure in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hiremadhure · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **78% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****97%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **49% Television ****42%** **32% Mobile phone ****61%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **32% Own their home ****93%** **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 Hiremadhure? ■ Hiremadhure · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **936 Working population ****60.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 530 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (24%) · **■** Other work 54 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 - Chikkenahalli1,346 people - Mustalagummi1,305 people - Chikkaullarti1,298 people - Sevalalnagar1,294 people - Jannenahalli1,272 people - Bommanakunte1,265 people - Thappagondanahalli1,196 people - Haligondanahalli1,161 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hiremadhure?577532 - How far is Hiremadhure from Chitradurga?40 km by road - What is the population of Hiremadhure?1,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiremadhure in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hiremadhure?64.5% (Census 2011)