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About Shravanagere Village

Shravanagere is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,270 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shravanagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shravanagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577546
Area (hectares) 884.89 hectares
Population 2,497
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shravanagere compares

By the 2011 count Shravanagere is the 26th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 884.89 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Shravanagere

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

Shravanagere lies about 51 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 34 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 Shravanagere
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 28 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 28 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 34 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 51 km

Villages closest to Shravanagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shravanagere village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 26th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Shravanagere village has 1,270 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shravanagere has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Shravanagere is 577546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shravanagere covers 884.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shravanagere falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shravanagere is Somaguddu, about 34 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 Shravanagere.

Shravanagere is about 51 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shravanagere is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 28 km away. Hiriyūr is about 28 km away. Somaguddu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmapura (1.6 km), Hariyabbe (3.4 km) and Parasuramadevarakote (3.7 km).

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

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