Village · Hirekerur, Haveri
# Kalagonda

Kalagonda is a village in Hirekerur sub-district of Haveri district, Karnataka, PIN code 581111. The 2011 Census counted 1,489 people in 363 households, the 52nd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.
- 1,489 people (2011)
- 363 households
- 80.1% literacy
- 581111 PIN code

## Kalagonda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalagonda is 581111. Kalagonda falls in Hirekerur sub-district, Haveri district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 581111
- Gram panchayat Abalur
- Community development block Hirekerur
- Census village code 604383

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalagonda from nearby towns?
- Hirekerur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Haveri (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Hirekerur (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalagonda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalagonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nulageri
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hirekerur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Hirekerur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalagonda known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize. About 87% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalagonda

Of every 100 households in Kalagonda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalagonda · ■ Hirekerur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 90%
- Toilet within the home 52% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 62%
- Tap water 100% 69%
- Drinking water within premises 76% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 67% 71%
- Television 48% 47%
- Mobile phone 42% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 21% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 22%
- Own their home 95% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalagonda?

■ Kalagonda · ■ Hirekerur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.1% 80.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 953
- Working population 51.4% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.1% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 271 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 149 (19%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 32 (4%) · ■ Marginal 308 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hirekerur
- Nulageri 1,553 people
- Chikkabudihal 1,551 people
- Hirekonati 1,532 people
- Battikoppa 1,504 people
- Hadrihalli 1,466 people
- Ningapur 1,438 people
- Tawaragi 1,432 people
- Balambid 1,425 people

All 129 villages in Hirekerur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalagonda? 581111
- How far is Kalagonda from Haveri? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kalagonda? 1,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalagonda in? Haveri district (Hirekerur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kalagonda? 80.1% (Census 2011)

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