About Shippur Village

Shippur is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,653, made up of 1,339 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shippur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shippur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591225
Area (hectares)	779.08 hectares
Population	2,653
Male Population	1,339
Female Population	1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shippur compares

By the 2011 count Shippur is the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 779.08 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Shippur

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

Shippur lies about 57 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 41 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 Shippur
Nearest town	Nipāni	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	28 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	41 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	57 km

Villages closest to Shippur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shippur village had a population of 2,653. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Shippur village has 1,339 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shippur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Shippur is 591225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shippur covers 779.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shippur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shippur is Valivade, about 41 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 Shippur.

Shippur is about 57 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shippur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 5.9 km away. Hukeri is about 28 km away. Valivade is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.