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About Shirhatti Village

Shirhatti is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,836, made up of 1,440 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirhatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirhatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591310
Area (hectares) 809.52 hectares
Population 2,836
Male Population 1,440
Female Population 1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirhatti compares

By the 2011 count Shirhatti is the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 809.52 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Shirhatti

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

How far is Shirhatti from other places

Shirhatti lies about 54 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 9.2 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 Shirhatti
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 11 km
District headquarters Belgaum 54 km

Villages closest to Shirhatti

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.

Common questions about Shirhatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirhatti village had a population of 2,836. That makes it the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Shirhatti village has 1,440 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirhatti has about 969 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 Shirhatti is 591310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirhatti covers 809.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirhatti falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirhatti is Bagewadi, about 9.2 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 village for Shirhatti.

Shirhatti is about 54 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirhatti is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Bagewadi is about 9.2 km away. Hukeri is about 11 km away. Belgaum is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarapur (2.5 km), Bagewadi (3.8 km) and Hulloli (5.4 km).

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

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