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About Sirgur Village

Sirgur is a mid sized village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 410 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirgur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirgur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Basavakalyan
Pincode 585419
Area (hectares) 539.79 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 410
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirgur compares

By the 2011 count Sirgur is the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 539.79 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 969.

Getting to Sirgur

Sirgur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirgur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sirgur from other places

Sirgur lies about 88 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 31 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 Sirgur
Nearest town Umarga 18 km
Nearest railway station Kamalapura 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Basavakalyan 31 km
District headquarters Bidar 88 km

Villages closest to Sirgur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirgur village had a population of 789. That makes it the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Sirgur village has 410 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirgur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sirgur is 585419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirgur covers 539.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirgur falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sirgur is Kamalapura, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sirgur.

Sirgur is about 88 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirgur is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Umarga is about 18 km away. Kamalapura is about 31 km away. Basavakalyan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramteerth (2.7 km), Batgera (4.1 km) and Dhanura (4.7 km).

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

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