# Hirekalavathi Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Hirekalavathi

Hirekalavathi is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577427**. The 2011 Census counted **450 people in 102 households**, the 125th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 450people (2011)
- 102households
- 61.7%literacy
- 577427PIN code

## Hirekalavathi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirekalavathi is 577427.** Hirekalavathi falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577427
- Gram panchayatKappanahalli
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607770

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

## How far is Hirekalavathi from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)80 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)11 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 Hirekalavathi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Hirekalavathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Hirekalavathi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 24% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Hirekalavathi

Of every 100 households in Hirekalavathi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirekalavathi · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**39%

Tap water ****1%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**75%

Television ****44%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hirekalavathi?

■ Hirekalavathi · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**972

Working population ****59.3%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 190 (71%)

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 Shikarpur

- Guddadahosalli474 people
- Shankrikoppa455 people
- Malagondanakoppa453 people
- Sahasravalli453 people
- Mugalikoppa408 people
- Kodikoppa399 people
- Sadashivapura395 people
- Athibylu389 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirekalavathi?577427
- How far is Hirekalavathi from Shimoga?80 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekalavathi?450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekalavathi in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekalavathi?61.7% (Census 2011)