# Halkur Village, Sira, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sira, Tumkur 

# Halkur

Halkur is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572137**. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 205 households**, the 105th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 816people (2011)
- 205households
- 62.6%literacy
- 572137PIN code

## Halkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Halkur is 572137.** Halkur falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572137
- Gram panchayatMagodu
- Community development blockSira
- Census village code610383

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

## How far is Halkur from nearby towns?

- Sira (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sira (nearest town)8 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 Halkur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Halkur known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and jowar**. About 56% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Halkur

Of every 100 households in Halkur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Halkur · ■ Sira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****98%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**59%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Halkur?

■ Halkur · ■ Sira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**947

Working population ****60.2%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (30%) · **■** Household industry 108 (22%) · **■** Other work 89 (18%) · **■** Marginal 82 (17%)

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 Sira

- Kenchappanahalli864 people
- Mudimadu853 people
- Hosahalli827 people
- Girinathanahalli820 people
- Herur816 people
- Yalpenahalli815 people
- Vaddanahalli806 people
- Mekerahalli796 people

[All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Halkur?572137
- How far is Halkur from Tumkur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Halkur?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halkur in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Halkur?62.6% (Census 2011)