# Hirechowti Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Hirechowti

Hirechowti is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **978 people in 242 households**, the 54th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 978people (2011)
- 242households
- 83.2%literacy
- 577413PIN code

## Hirechowti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirechowti is 577413.** Hirechowti falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577413
- Gram panchayatHurali
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607435

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

## How far is Hirechowti from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)36 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 Hirechowti?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Hirechowti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anavatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Hirechowti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Hirechowti

Of every 100 households in Hirechowti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hirechowti · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**31%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**69%

Television ****41%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hirechowti?

■ Hirechowti · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**973

Working population ****61.8%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 74.7% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (40%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 127 (21%)

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 Sorab

- Hirekasavi1,036 people
- Salige1,036 people
- Mutaguppe990 people
- Suranagi989 people
- Hosabale948 people
- Dwarahalli943 people
- Nadahalli939 people
- Hurali Koppa938 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirechowti?577413
- How far is Hirechowti from Shimoga?110 km by road
- What is the population of Hirechowti?978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirechowti in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirechowti?83.2% (Census 2011)