About Sirigeri Village

Sirigeri is one of the larger villages in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,273, made up of 6,067 males and 6,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3772.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirigeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirigeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583223
Area (hectares)	3772.72 hectares
Population	12,273
Male Population	6,067
Female Population	6,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirigeri compares

By the 2011 count Sirigeri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 3772.72 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sirigeri

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

Sirigeri lies about 34 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Siddapur, about 23 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 Sirigeri
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	22 km
Nearest railway station	Siddapur	23 km
District headquarters	Bellary	34 km

Villages closest to Sirigeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirigeri village had a population of 12,273. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Sirigeri village has 6,067 males and 6,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirigeri has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sirigeri is 583223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirigeri covers 3772.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirigeri falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sirigeri is Siddapur, about 23 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 Sirigeri.

Sirigeri is about 34 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirigeri is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 12 km away. Siruguppa is about 22 km away. Siddapur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.