# Hirekandavadi Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/hirekandavadi/ Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga # Hirekandavadi Hirekandavadi is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577518**. The 2011 Census counted **2,491 people in 534 households**, the 12th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,491people (2011) - 534households - 77.6%literacy - 577518PIN code ## Hirekandavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hirekandavadi is 577518.** Hirekandavadi falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577518 - Gram panchayatB.Durga - Community development blockHolalkere - Census village code605642 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hirekandavadi from nearby towns? - Holalkere (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)25 km by road - Holalkere (nearest town)20 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 Hirekandavadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hirekandavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikkajajur - ○Degree college10+ km · Holalkere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Holalkere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 11 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 Hirekandavadi known for? The main crops are **arecanut and maize**. About 55% of the 1,379 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 Hirekandavadi Of every 100 households in Hirekandavadi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hirekandavadi · ■ Holalkere rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****40%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **74% Tap water ****86%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **88% Use banking services ****65%** **60% Television ****67%** **54% Mobile phone ****52%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Hirekandavadi? ■ Hirekandavadi · ■ Holalkere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **952 Working population ****51.1%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 722 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (10%) · **■** Marginal 121 (9%) 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 Holalkere - Talya2,670 people - Kalkere2,615 people - Kolalu2,529 people - Thuppadahalli2,499 people - Chikkandavadi2,350 people - Adanur2,310 people - B.Durga2,199 people - Narayanagondanahalli2,177 people [All 201 villages in Holalkere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hirekandavadi?577518 - How far is Hirekandavadi from Chitradurga?25 km by road - What is the population of Hirekandavadi?2,491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hirekandavadi in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hirekandavadi?77.6% (Census 2011)