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- LGD code
- 611409
- Pincode
- 572140
- Post office
- Urdigere
- Population
- 336
- Households
- 88
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1113 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 202
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 55 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 329 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hirehalli · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Urdigere · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hikkal compares
By population, Hikkal ranks #254 of 375 villages in Tumakuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.7%
+9.6% vs mandal average
- Hikkal
- 77.7%
- Tumakuru mandal
- 68.1%
- Tumakuru district
- 67.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,113
+181 vs mandal average
- Hikkal
- 1,113
- Tumakuru mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Hikkal
- 3.8
- Tumakuru mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hikkal at a glance
Hikkal is a village of 336 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Tumakuru taluk, Tumakuru district, Karnataka, the 254th-largest of 375 villages in Tumakuru taluk. Literacy is 78%, 10 points above the taluk average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,113 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Tumakuru district centre, 47 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, 8 km from Hirehalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 572140, served by Urdigere post office; the LGD village code is 611409. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Urdigere, 2 km away. The village votes in Tumkur Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA B.Suresh Gowda. The population is estimated at 381 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sitakallu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikkal · this village | 336 | 78% | — |
| Kuruvelu · Tumakuru | 1,840 | 64% | 2 km S |
| Urdigere · Tumakuru | 3,648 | 68% | 2.1 km NW |
| Aregujjanahalli · Tumakuru | 2,015 | 61% | 3.6 km W |
| Hiredoddavadi · Tumakuru | 868 | 68% | 3.7 km NE |
| Makenahalli · Nelamangala | 595 | 56% | 3.7 km S |
| Kantevaderahalli · Koratagere | 84 | 58% | 4.5 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hikkal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TUMKUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SEETHAKAL
- Total area (ha)
- 194.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 29
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hikkal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hikkal
- LGD code
- 611409
- Pincode
- 572140
- Post office
- Urdigere
- Population (Census 2011)
- 336
- Population (projected 2026)
- 381
- Households
- 88
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1113
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Coordinates
- 13.33028°N, 77.24556°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tumkur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tumkur Rural
- Member of Parliament
- V. Somanna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- B.Suresh Gowda
- Block / Mandal
- Tumakuru
Getting there
How to reach Hikkal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru55 kmcapital
- Chennai329 km
- Hyderabad470 km
- Mumbai791 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHirehalli8 km
- Bus stopKSRTC Bus Stand, Urdigere2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Urdigere2 km
- ATM / bankKaveri Grameena Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil9 km
- CollegeGovt High School & College{r}11 km
- Police stationPolice Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Hikkal
1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Jamia Masjid SathghattaMosque2.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 572140
- UrdigereTumakuru mandal3,648 pop
- KolalaKoratagere mandal2,485 pop
- AregujjanahalliTumakuru mandal2,015 pop
- KuruveluTumakuru mandal1,840 pop
- SeethakalTumakuru mandal1,331 pop
- YalachagereKoratagere mandal1,150 pop
- SathagattaTumakuru mandal1,037 pop
- HalugondanahalliTumakuru mandal896 pop
- AnupanahalliTumakuru mandal895 pop
Villages near Hikkal
Other villages in Tumakuru mandal
View all 60+ →- Siddaganga Matha
- Hebbur
- Heggere
- Gulur
- Nagavalli
- Yellapura
- Belagumba
- Bellavi
- Urdigere
- Oorukere
- Kesaramadu
- Chikkathotlakere
- Mallasandra
- Honnudike
- Sirivara
- Gangonahalli
- Hirehalli
- Kora
- Bugudanahalli
- Kestur
- Guleharavi
- Ahobala Agrahara
- Akkathangiyarakatte Kaval
- Kotnahalli
- Hebbaka
- Vokkodi
- Aregujjanahalli
- Hebbathanahalli
- Hullenahalli
- Kuruvelu
- Halanur
- Holakallu
- Arakere
- K.Palasandra
- Hosahalli
- Ragimuddanahalli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)