# Sirekola Village, Molakalmuru, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Molakalmuru, Chitradurga 

# Sirekola

Sirekola is a village in Molakalmuru sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577540**. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 144 households**, the 51st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 742people (2011)
- 144households
- 54.9%literacy
- 577540PIN code

## Sirekola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sirekola is 577540.** Sirekola falls in Molakalmuru sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577540
- Gram panchayatThammenahalli
- Community development blockMolakalmuru
- Census village code605147

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

## How far is Sirekola from nearby towns?

- Molakalmuru (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)112 km by road
- Bellary (nearest town)30 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 Sirekola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sirekola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bellary
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sirekola known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 90% of the 788 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Sirekola

Of every 100 households in Sirekola in 2011, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirekola · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****94%**

**59%

Television ****62%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**88%

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 Sirekola?

■ Sirekola · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**946

Working population ****53.0%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (61%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (19%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Molakalmuru

- Amakundi877 people
- Santhegudda870 people
- Bommakkanahalli832 people
- Hosahalli767 people
- Urthal704 people
- Chikkanahalli702 people
- Rajapura696 people
- Sulenahalli676 people

[All 89 villages in Molakalmuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/molakalmuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sirekola?577540
- How far is Sirekola from Chitradurga?112 km by road
- What is the population of Sirekola?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirekola in?Chitradurga district (Molakalmuru sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sirekola?54.9% (Census 2011)