# Hirlok, Kudal, Sindhudurg – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/hirlok/ Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg # Hirlok Hirlok is a village in [Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/) sub-district of [Sindhudurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 280 households**, the 49th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%. - 1,076people (2011) - 280households - 87.8%literacy - 1,034females per 1,000 males ## Hirlok PIN code and other codes Hirlok falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKudal - Census village code566752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hirlok from nearby towns? - Kudal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)18 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)31 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 Hirlok? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Hirlok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kudal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Hirlok known for? The main crops are **mango, cashew and rice**. About 39% of the 1,098 hectares of village land is sown, and 432 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 Hirlok Of every 100 households in Hirlok in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hirlok · ■ Kudal rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****82%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **15% Tap water ****31%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **80% Use banking services ****84%** **61% Television ****35%** **42% Mobile phone ****32%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****36%** **31% Own their home ****96%** **90% 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 Hirlok? ■ Hirlok · ■ Kudal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **85.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1471** **902 Working population ****42.0%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 82.5% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (15%) · **■** Marginal 107 (24%) 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 Kudal - Digas1,115 people - Narur1,112 people - Kutgaon1,110 people - Salgaon1,100 people - Jambhavade1,070 people - Borbhat1,069 people - Tembdhurinagar1,063 people - Pangrad1,055 people [All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hirlok from Oras Bk.?18 km by road - What is the population of Hirlok?1,076 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hirlok in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hirlok?87.8% (Census 2011)