Hikkal, Tumakuru
Hikkal is a village located in the Tumakuru Taluk of Tumakuru district of Karnataka. The village falls in Tumakuru block and comes under Sitakallu Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Tumakuru parliament constituency and Tumakuru Rural assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Hikkal is 375 out of which 177 are males and rest 198 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1119 females per 1000 males. There are around 22 teenagers in Hikkal. It has literacy rate of 78% which means around 291 persons can read and write. Total 33 people belonging to scheduled caste and 15 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 98 households in Hikkal, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 225. The pincode of Hikkal is 572140 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Urdigere Sub Post office
- Seethakal Branch Post office
- Devarayanadurga Branch Post office
- Hiredoddavadi Branch Post office
- Byatha Branch Post office
Schools
Hikkal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Sri Basaveshwara Central Aided Junior College Kolala
- Navodaya Vidyalaya Gollahalli
- Chethana Higher Primary School Kolala
- Central Cpuc Urdigere
- Gnanasiri English Public School Bettaseethakallu
Hospitals
Hikkal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.