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About Shigiholi Village

Shigiholi is a mid sized village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 510 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shigiholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigiholi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591101
Area (hectares) 243.74 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 510
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shigiholi compares

By the 2011 count Shigiholi is the 118th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 243.74 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shigiholi

Shigiholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shigiholi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajanakatti, Rajapur, Rangapur and Sanganakeri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shigiholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigiholi village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 118th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Shigiholi village has 510 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigiholi has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shigiholi is 591101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shigiholi covers 243.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shigiholi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Shigiholi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shigiholi.

Shigiholi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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