About Shirur Village

Shirur is a large village in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,385, made up of 1,202 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Athni
Pincode	591212
Area (hectares)	1013.98 hectares
Population	2,385
Male Population	1,202
Female Population	1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirur compares

By the 2011 count Shirur is the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1013.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shirur

Shirur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirur from other places

Shirur lies about 122 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulgare, about 2.9 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 Shirur
Nearest railway station	Sulgare	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Athni	22 km
Nearest town	Athani	22 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	122 km

Villages closest to Shirur

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.

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Common questions about Shirur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirur village had a population of 2,385. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Shirur village has 1,202 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shirur is 591212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirur covers 1013.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirur falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirur is Sulgare, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shirur is about 122 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirur is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Sulgare is about 2.9 km away. Athni is about 22 km away. Athani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.