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About Sirigepura Village

Sirigepura is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 8 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577597, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirigepura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirigepura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577597
Area (hectares) 88.74 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 8
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirigepura compares

By the 2011 count Sirigepura is the 183rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 88.74 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sirigepura

Sirigepura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirigepura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sirigepura from other places

Sirigepura lies about 72 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Sirigepura
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Kadur Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 72 km

Villages closest to Sirigepura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirigepura village had a population of 18. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Sirigepura village has 8 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirigepura has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sirigepura is 577597. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirigepura covers 88.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirigepura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sirigepura is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirigepura.

Sirigepura is about 72 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirigepura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Kadur Junction is about 17 km away. Hosdurga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banapura (under 2 km), Chikkakarpuradakatte (under 2 km) and Doddakarpuradakatte (under 2 km).

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

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