# Hichkad Village, Ankola, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Ankola, Uttara Kannada 

# Hichkad

Hichkad is a village in Ankola sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581353**. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 262 households**, the 27th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 922people (2011)
- 262households
- 89.1%literacy
- 581353PIN code

## Hichkad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hichkad is 581353.** Hichkad falls in Ankola sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581353
- Gram panchayatShetgeri
- Community development blockAnkola
- Census village code603372

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

## How far is Hichkad from nearby towns?

- Ankola (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ankola (nearest town)6 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 Hichkad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ankola
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ankola
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ankola
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Hichkad known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 8% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Hichkad

Of every 100 households in Hichkad in 2011, 84 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Hichkad · ■ Ankola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**86%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****46%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Hichkad?

■ Hichkad · ■ Ankola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**960

Working population ****38.9%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 82.2% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 95 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (7%) · **■** Other work 50 (14%) · **■** Marginal 190 (53%)

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 Ankola

- Shirgunji949 people
- Kodlagadde943 people
- Sunksal930 people
- Vasar Kudrige928 people
- Kanagil871 people
- Hosgadde800 people
- Shetgeri795 people
- Hadav779 people

[All 80 villages in Ankola](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hichkad?581353
- How far is Hichkad from Karwar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Hichkad?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hichkad in?Uttara Kannada district (Ankola sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hichkad?89.1% (Census 2011)