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Hirekudi

Hirekodi
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Hirekudi
Hirekudi (India)
Coordinates: 16°25′N74°35′E / 16.42°N 74.58°E / 16.42; 74.58 Coordinates: 16°25′N74°35′E / 16.42°N 74.58°E / 16.42; 74.58
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Talukas Chikodi
Population
 (2011)
  Total13,000
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Hirekudi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] It is located in the Chikodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

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Demographics

Hirekudi is a large village with total 2294 families residing. The Hirekudi village has population of 11946 of which 6111 are males while 5835 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Hirekudi village population of children with age 0-6 is 1534 which makes up 12.84% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Hirekudi village is 955 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Hirekudi as per census is 889, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Hirekudi village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Hirekudi village was 74.21% compared to 75.36% of Karnataka. In Hirekudi Male literacy stands at 82.94% while female literacy rate was 65.17%.

In Hirekudi village out of total population, 6290 were engaged in work activities. 66.12% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.88% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6290 workers engaged in Main Work, 2383 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 760 were Agricultural labourer.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Hirekudi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. [1]

Geography

Hirekudi is located at 16°25′N74°35′E / 16.42°N 74.58°E / 16.42; 74.58 . [3] It has an average elevation of 595 metres (1952.1 feet).The town has an area of 25 km2. and is situated amidst hills, Temperature varies from a maximum of 35⁰ C to a minimum of 18⁰ C, maximum average rainfall annually is 826.64mm.

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References

  1. Village code= 7800 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India : Hirekudi, Belgaum, Karnataka". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chikodi