# Hiremagadi Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/hiremagadi/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Hiremagadi Hiremagadi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577433**. The 2011 Census counted **1,707 people in 353 households**, the 16th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,707people (2011) - 353households - 74.4%literacy - 577433PIN code ## Hiremagadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hiremagadi is 577433.** Hiremagadi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577433 - Gram panchayatHanchi - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607444 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hiremagadi from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)45 km by road - Siralkoppa (nearest town)22 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 Hiremagadi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Hiremagadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anavatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Hiremagadi known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 63% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Hiremagadi Of every 100 households in Hiremagadi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Hiremagadi · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **85% Toilet within the home ****38%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **47% Tap water ****99%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****96%** **69% Television ****35%** **45% Mobile phone ****51%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **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 Hiremagadi? ■ Hiremagadi · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078** **973 Working population ****30.6%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 110 (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 - Negavadi2,001 people - Telagadde1,942 people - Thalluru1,925 people - Kathuvalli1,874 people - Kubaturu1,682 people - Yennekoppa1,679 people - Shigga1,559 people - Bharangi1,556 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hiremagadi?577433 - How far is Hiremagadi from Shimoga?45 km by road - What is the population of Hiremagadi?1,707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hiremagadi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hiremagadi?74.4% (Census 2011)