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About Shiroli Village

Shiroli is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 586 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 978.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiroli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 978.18 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 586
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiroli compares

By the 2011 count Shiroli is the 65th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 978.18 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shiroli

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

How far is Shiroli from other places

Shiroli lies about 33 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about 6.0 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 Shiroli
Nearest railway station Gunji 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 12 km
District headquarters Belgaum 33 km
Nearest town Belagavi 33 km

Villages closest to Shiroli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiroli village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 65th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Shiroli village has 586 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiroli has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shiroli is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiroli covers 978.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiroli falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiroli is Gunji, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Shiroli.

Shiroli is about 33 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiroli is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about 6.0 km away. Khanapur is about 12 km away. Belgaum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teregali (2.1 km), Abanali (2.3 km) and Dongargaon (3.8 km).

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

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