# Eswaragere Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/eswaragere/ Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga # Eswaragere Eswaragere is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577546**. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 384 households**, the 44th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,799people (2011) - 384households - 68.2%literacy - 577546PIN code ## Eswaragere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eswaragere is 577546.** Eswaragere falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577546 - Gram panchayatEswaragere - Community development blockHiriyur - Census village code606114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eswaragere from nearby towns? - Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)60 km by road - Hiriyur (nearest town)16 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 Eswaragere? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Eswaragere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hariyabbe - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiriyur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Eswaragere known for? The main crops are **ragi and ground nut**. About 66% of the 879 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Eswaragere Of every 100 households in Eswaragere in 2011, 64 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eswaragere · ■ Hiriyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **81% Toilet within the home ****36%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **77% Tap water ****81%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****68%** **54% Television ****28%** **35% Mobile phone ****31%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Eswaragere? ■ Eswaragere · ■ Hiriyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **960 Working population ****53.7%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 62.2% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 377 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (32%) · **■** Household industry 51 (5%) · **■** Other work 177 (18%) · **■** Marginal 53 (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 Hiriyur - Metikurke1,976 people - Beerenahalli1,941 people - Kurubarahalli1,924 people - Khandikere1,854 people - Aimangala1,766 people - Ikkanur1,730 people - Sakkara1,699 people - Talavatti1,668 people [All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eswaragere?577546 - How far is Eswaragere from Chitradurga?60 km by road - What is the population of Eswaragere?1,799 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eswaragere in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Eswaragere?68.2% (Census 2011)