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About Shiraguppi Village

Shiraguppi is one of the larger villages in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,683, made up of 4,942 males and 4,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiraguppi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiraguppi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591234
Area (hectares) 2276 hectares
Population 9,683
Male Population 4,942
Female Population 4,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shiraguppi compares

By the 2011 count Shiraguppi is the 12th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 2276 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shiraguppi

Shiraguppi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shiraguppi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 110 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 34 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 town Rabkavi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 18 km
Nearest railway station Kudachi 34 km
District headquarters Belgaum 110 km

Villages closest to Shiraguppi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Athni 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 9,683. That makes it the 12th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Shiraguppi village has 4,942 males and 4,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiraguppi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shiraguppi is 591234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiraguppi covers 2276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiraguppi falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiraguppi is Kudachi, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shiraguppi.

Shiraguppi is about 110 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiraguppi is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Rabkavi is about 15 km away. Athni is about 18 km away. Kudachi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Savadi (2.3 km), Balawad (5.2 km) and Janawad (6.6 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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