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About Shiraguppi Village

Shiraguppi is a large village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,599, made up of 1,292 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiraguppi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiraguppi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 696.12 hectares
Population 2,599
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiraguppi compares

By the 2011 count Shiraguppi is the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 696.12 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shiraguppi

Shiraguppi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiraguppi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiraguppi from other places

Shiraguppi lies about 20 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Chikka-Shellikeri, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shiraguppi
Nearest railway station Chikka-Shellikeri 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 16 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 20 km

Villages closest to Shiraguppi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilgi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shiraguppi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiraguppi village had a population of 2,599. That makes it the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Shiraguppi village has 1,292 males and 1,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiraguppi has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shiraguppi is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiraguppi covers 696.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiraguppi falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiraguppi is Chikka-Shellikeri, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shiraguppi.

Shiraguppi is about 20 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiraguppi is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Chikka-Shellikeri is about 9.0 km away. Bilgi is about 16 km away. Bagalkot is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katarki (3.4 km), Bavalatti (5.9 km) and Janamatti (6.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shiraguppi today is likely to be higher.

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