About Shiragaon Village

Shiragaon is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,644, made up of 1,824 males and 1,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiragaon village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Hukeri
Pincode	591309
Area (hectares)	1051.47 hectares
Population	3,644
Male Population	1,824
Female Population	1,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiragaon compares

By the 2011 count Shiragaon is the 30th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 1051.47 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 999.

Getting to Shiragaon

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

How far is Shiragaon from other places

Shiragaon lies about 45 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gokak Road, about 9.0 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 Shiragaon
Tehsil headquarters	Hukeri	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gokak Road	9.0 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	45 km

Villages closest to Shiragaon

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 Shiragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiragaon village had a population of 3,644. That makes it the 30th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Shiragaon village has 1,824 males and 1,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiragaon has about 998 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Shiragaon is 591309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiragaon covers 1051.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiragaon falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiragaon is Gokak Road, about 9.0 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 village for Shiragaon.

Shiragaon is about 45 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiragaon is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 5.9 km away. Gokak Road is about 9.0 km away. Belgaum is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.