Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada
# Hiregutti

Hiregutti is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 581333. The 2011 Census counted 3,076 people in 754 households, the 9th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.
- 3,076 people (2011)
- 754 households
- 87.7% literacy
- 581333 PIN code

## Hiregutti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Hiregutti is 581333. Hiregutti falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 581333
- Gram panchayat Hiregutti
- Community development block Kumta
- Census village code 603427

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Hiregutti from nearby towns?
- Kumta (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Kumta (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Hiregutti?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Hiregutti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gokarn
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumta
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hiregutti known for?

The main crops are paddy and arecanut. About 53% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Hiregutti

Of every 100 households in Hiregutti in 2011, 86 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Hiregutti · ■ Kumta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 86%
- Toilet within the home 41% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 52%
- Tap water 14% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 80%
- Use banking services 88% 85%
- Television 40% 40%
- Mobile phone 50% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 32% 23%
- Own their home 93% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Hiregutti?

■ Hiregutti · ■ Kumta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.7% 85.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 725 934
- Working population 43.4% 42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 81.6% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 188 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 163 (12%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 600 (45%) · ■ Marginal 374 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kumta
- Nadumaskeri 3,599 people
- Divgi 3,357 people
- Mirjan 3,343 people
- Aghanashini 3,283 people
- Mur00R 2,433 people
- Hubbangeri 2,236 people
- Bhavikodla 2,203 people
- Kujalli 2,108 people

All 118 villages in Kumta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Hiregutti? 581333
- How far is Hiregutti from Karwar? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Hiregutti? 3,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiregutti in? Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hiregutti? 87.7% (Census 2011)

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