# Hirekal Forest Village, Arsikere, Hassan (Karnataka)

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Village · Arsikere, Hassan 

# Hirekal Forest

Hirekal Forest is a village in Arsikere sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573144**. The 2011 Census counted **2 people in 1 households**, the 366th largest of 366 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2people (2011)
- 1households
- 100.0%literacy
- 573144PIN code

## Hirekal Forest PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirekal Forest is 573144.** Hirekal Forest falls in Arsikere sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573144
- Gram panchayatNarasipura
- Community development blockArsikere
- Census village code615627

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

## How far is Hirekal Forest from nearby towns?

- Arsikere (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)60 km by road
- Arsikere (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 Hirekal Forest?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Hirekal Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jannavara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanakatte
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arsikere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arsikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

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 Hirekal Forest known for?

The main crops are **ragi and tur dal**. About 69% of the 3,554 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hirekal Forest

Of every 100 households in Hirekal Forest in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirekal Forest · ■ Arsikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****0%**

**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 Hirekal Forest?

■ Hirekal Forest · ■ Arsikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1004

Working population ****100.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 100% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (50%)

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 Arsikere

- Pura16 people
- Thimmappainahalli14 people
- Hallithimmanahalli6 people
- Basavanahalli5 people

[All 391 villages in Arsikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/arsikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirekal Forest?573144
- How far is Hirekal Forest from Hassan?60 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekal Forest?2 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekal Forest in?Hassan district (Arsikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekal Forest?100.0% (Census 2011)