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About Shiribagilu Village

Shiribagilu is a mid sized village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 340 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3060.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiribagilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiribagilu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574229
Area (hectares) 3060.22 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 340
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shiribagilu compares

By the 2011 count Shiribagilu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 3060.22 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shiribagilu

Shiribagilu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shiribagilu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiribagilu from other places

Shiribagilu lies about 42 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kasaragod, about 6.4 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 Shiribagilu
Nearest town Kāsaragod 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kasaragod 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 33 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 42 km

Villages closest to Shiribagilu

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.

Common questions about Shiribagilu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiribagilu village had a population of 667. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Shiribagilu village has 340 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiribagilu has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Shiribagilu covers 3060.22 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Shiribagilu is Kasaragod, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shiribagilu.

Shiribagilu is about 42 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiribagilu is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kāsaragod is about 5.7 km away. Kasaragod is about 6.4 km away. Puttur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belandoor (5.7 km), Mundoor (9.7 km) and Padnoor (17 km).

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

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