# Hirekai Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Hirekai

Hirekai is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581340**. The 2011 Census counted **85 people in 24 households**, the 164th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 85people (2011)
- 24households
- 84.6%literacy
- 581340PIN code

## Hirekai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Hirekai is 581340.** Hirekai falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581340
- Gram panchayatHasaragod
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603583

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

## How far is Hirekai from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)172 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)15 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 Hirekai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Hirekai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Heggarani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Hirekai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 11% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Hirekai

Of every 100 households in Hirekai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirekai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**58%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**52%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**82%

Use banking services ****67%**

**75%

Television ****62%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**17%

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 Hirekai?

■ Hirekai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**937

Working population ****77.6%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 83.8% for women. 71% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (11%) · **■** Other work 31 (47%) · **■** Marginal 28 (42%)

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 Siddapur

- Kuravante102 people
- Kodgadde95 people
- Hutagar91 people
- Hosakoppa87 people
- Adkalli84 people
- Mattigar75 people
- Mutmurd74 people
- Bandisara71 people

[All 196 villages in Siddapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/siddapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hirekai?581340
- How far is Hirekai from Karwar?172 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekai?85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekai in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekai?84.6% (Census 2011)