# Hulikunte Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Hulikunte

Hulikunte is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **2,857 people in 599 households**, the 18th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,857people (2011)
- 599households
- 67.5%literacy
- 577522PIN code

## Hulikunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hulikunte is 577522.** Hulikunte falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577522
- Gram panchayatBelagere
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605411

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

## How far is Hulikunte from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)24 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 Hulikunte?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Hulikunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 schoolunder 5 km · Challakere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Hulikunte known for?

The main crops are **ragi and ground nut**. About 62% of the 1,944 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 Hulikunte

Of every 100 households in Hulikunte in 2011, 77 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hulikunte · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****79%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**49%

Television ****19%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Hulikunte?

■ Hulikunte · ■ Challakere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**936

Working population ****56.8%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 370 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (7%) · **■** Marginal 441 (27%)

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

- Thalaku3,392 people
- Nagaramgere3,284 people
- Thimmannanayakanakote3,110 people
- Gopanahalli3,010 people
- Belagere2,769 people
- Veeradimmanahalli2,757 people
- Chowluru2,699 people
- Sanikere2,677 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hulikunte?577522
- How far is Hulikunte from Chitradurga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Hulikunte?2,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hulikunte in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hulikunte?67.5% (Census 2011)