Hichkad, Ankola
Hichkad is a village located in the Ankola Taluk of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The village falls in Ankola block and comes under Shetgeri Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Uttara Kannada parliament constituency and Karwar assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Hichkad is 1 thousands out of which 525 are males and rest 504 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 960 females per 1000 males. There are around 62 teenagers in Hichkad. It has literacy rate of 83% which means around 855 persons can read and write. Total 205 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 292 households in Hichkad, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 401. The pincode of Hichkad is 581353 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shetgeri Sub Post office
- Hadav Branch Post office
- Hichkad Branch Post office
- Manjuguni Branch Post office
- Basgod Branch Post office
Schools
Hichkad has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Higher Primary School Hichkada
- Govt. Lower Primary School Kurve
- Govt. Lower Primary School Dandebhag Hichkada
Hospitals
Hichkad has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.