# Hikkal Village, Tumkur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tumkur, Tumkur 

# Hikkal

Hikkal is a village in Tumkur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572140**. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 88 households**, the 252nd largest of 357 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 336people (2011)
- 88households
- 83.1%literacy
- 572140PIN code

## Hikkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hikkal is 572140.** Hikkal falls in Tumkur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572140
- Gram panchayatSeethakal
- Community development blockTumkur
- Census village code611409

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

## How far is Hikkal from nearby towns?

- Tumkur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Tumkur (nearest town)19 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 Hikkal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Hikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Urdigere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumkur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumkur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Hikkal known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and arecanut**. About 63% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Hikkal

Of every 100 households in Hikkal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hikkal · ■ Tumkur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**68%

Tap water ****94%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****66%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**87%

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 Hikkal?

■ Hikkal · ■ Tumkur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**961

Working population ****60.1%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 67% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (17%) · **■** Marginal 105 (52%)

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 Tumkur

- Siddappanapalya348 people
- Nagarjunahalli347 people
- Haralakatte343 people
- Bychanahalli342 people
- Thimmasandra334 people
- Huchabasavanahalli331 people
- Nayakanapalya329 people
- Kondapura328 people

[All 373 villages in Tumkur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tumkur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hikkal?572140
- How far is Hikkal from Tumkur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Hikkal?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hikkal in?Tumkur district (Tumkur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hikkal?83.1% (Census 2011)