Hirekerur is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name "the village of the big pond" . The name is pronounced as "Hee ray kay roor". Hirekerur is located at 1428N 7523E / 14.47N 75.38E / 14.47; 75.38. It has an average elevation of 619metres in Karnataka state. As of 2001, according to the India census, Hirekerur has a population of 15,874. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hirekerur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 66%. In Hirekerur, 13% of the population is under six years of age. The taluq of Hirekerur exerts administrative control over more than 130 villages, making it the largest Taluq in Karnataka state....
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