# Metikurke Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga 

# Metikurke

Metikurke is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577599**. The 2011 Census counted **1,976 people in 460 households**, the 40th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,976people (2011)
- 460households
- 74.8%literacy
- 577599PIN code

## Metikurke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metikurke is 577599.** Metikurke falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577599
- Gram panchayatMetikurke
- Community development blockHiriyur
- Census village code606076

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

## How far is Metikurke from nearby towns?

- Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hiriyur (nearest town)8 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 Metikurke?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Metikurke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiriyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiriyur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Metikurke known for?

The main crops are **ragi and sunflower**. About 54% of the 1,811 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Metikurke

Of every 100 households in Metikurke in 2011, 77 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Metikurke · ■ Hiriyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**77%

Tap water ****53%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**93%

Use banking services ****71%**

**54%

Television ****42%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Metikurke?

■ Metikurke · ■ Hiriyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**71.5%

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

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**960

Working population ****53.8%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 65.4% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (25%) · **■** Household industry 54 (5%) · **■** Other work 139 (13%) · **■** Marginal 454 (43%)

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

- Maradidevigere2,241 people
- Yaraballi2,227 people
- Venukalgudda2,130 people
- Madakarinaikana Kote1,982 people
- Beerenahalli1,941 people
- Kurubarahalli1,924 people
- Khandikere1,854 people
- Eswaragere1,799 people

[All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metikurke?577599
- How far is Metikurke from Chitradurga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Metikurke?1,976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metikurke in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Metikurke?74.8% (Census 2011)