About Shirady Village

Shirady is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,933, made up of 1,438 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6985 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirady village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574229
Area (hectares)	6985 hectares
Population	2,933
Male Population	1,438
Female Population	1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirady compares

By the 2011 count Shirady is the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 6985 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shirady

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

Shirady lies about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 7.7 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 Shirady
Nearest railway station	Kalladaka	7.7 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	23 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	27 km

Villages closest to Shirady

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirady village had a population of 2,933. That makes it the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Shirady village has 1,438 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirady has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Shirady is 574229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirady covers 6985 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirady falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirady is Kalladaka, about 7.7 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 Shirady.

Shirady is about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirady is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 7.7 km away. Bantvāl is about 9.4 km away. Puttur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.