# 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 **374 people in 83 households**, the 90th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 374people (2011)
- 83households
- 71.3%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 panchayatTyagali
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603605

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)15 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)146 km by road
- Siddapur (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 · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Heggarani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 0% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 71 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hirekai · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**58%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**52%

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

**5%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****17%**

**75%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****43%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****71.3%**

**83.7%

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

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**937

Working population ****65.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (17%) · **■** Other work 80 (33%) · **■** Marginal 82 (33%)

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

- Bhankuli383 people
- Nirgar383 people
- Manigar379 people
- Gavingudde374 people
- Huvinmane372 people
- Kodigadde372 people
- Shivalmane368 people
- Arehalla367 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?146 km by road
- What is the population of Hirekai?374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirekai in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hirekai?71.3% (Census 2011)