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About Shiragalale Village

Shiragalale is a mid sized village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 321 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiragalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiragalale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 722.16 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 321
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiragalale compares

By the 2011 count Shiragalale is the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 722.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Shiragalale

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

Shiragalale lies about 64 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 32 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 Shiragalale
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 22 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 32 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 35 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 64 km

Villages closest to Shiragalale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiragalale village had a population of 654. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Shiragalale village has 321 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiragalale has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Shiragalale is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiragalale covers 722.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiragalale falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiragalale is Arasalu, about 32 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 Shiragalale.

Shiragalale is about 64 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiragalale is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 22 km away. Arasalu is about 32 km away. Shivamogga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanive (6.5 km), Konakere (8.5 km) and Shedagaru (8.7 km).

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

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