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About Shiragur Village

Shiragur is a large village in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,241, made up of 1,693 males and 1,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiragur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiragur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Raybag
Pincode 591220
Area (hectares) 916.24 hectares
Population 3,241
Male Population 1,693
Female Population 1,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiragur compares

By the 2011 count Shiragur is the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 916.24 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shiragur

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

Shiragur lies about 96 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 6.1 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 Shiragur
Nearest railway station Kudachi 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raybag 20 km
District headquarters Belgaum 96 km

Villages closest to Shiragur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiragur village had a population of 3,241. That makes it the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Shiragur village has 1,693 males and 1,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiragur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shiragur is 591220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiragur covers 916.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiragur falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiragur is Kudachi, about 6.1 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 Shiragur.

Shiragur is about 96 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiragur is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Kudachi is about 6.1 km away. Raybag is about 20 km away. Belgaum is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khemalapur (2.5 km), Paramanandwadi (2.9 km) and Siddapur (3.2 km).

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

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