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About Shiragaonwadi Village

Shiragaonwadi is a mid sized village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 802 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiragaonwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiragaonwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591214
Area (hectares) 390.61 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 802
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiragaonwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shiragaonwadi is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 390.61 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shiragaonwadi

Shiragaonwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiragaonwadi 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 Shiragaonwadi from other places

Shiragaonwadi lies about 73 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 24 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 Shiragaonwadi
Nearest town Nipāni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 24 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 73 km

Villages closest to Shiragaonwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikodi 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 Shiragaonwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiragaonwadi village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Shiragaonwadi village has 802 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiragaonwadi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shiragaonwadi is 591214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiragaonwadi covers 390.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiragaonwadi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiragaonwadi is Valivade, about 24 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 Shiragaonwadi.

Shiragaonwadi is about 73 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiragaonwadi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 11 km away. Chikodi is about 24 km away. Valivade is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adi (under 2 km), Bhimapurwadi (under 2 km) and Bolewadi (under 2 km).

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

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