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About Shirguppi Village

Shirguppi is a large village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,840, made up of 2,480 males and 2,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3305.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirguppi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirguppi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 580023
Area (hectares) 3305.66 hectares
Population 4,840
Male Population 2,480
Female Population 2,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirguppi compares

By the 2011 count Shirguppi is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 3305.66 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shirguppi

Shirguppi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirguppi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirguppi from other places

Shirguppi lies about 31 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kusugal, about 5.5 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 Shirguppi
Nearest railway station Kusugal 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 16 km
Nearest town Hubballi 16 km
District headquarters Dharwad 31 km

Villages closest to Shirguppi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirguppi village had a population of 4,840. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Shirguppi village has 2,480 males and 2,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirguppi has about 952 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Shirguppi is 580023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirguppi covers 3305.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirguppi falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirguppi is Kusugal, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shirguppi.

Shirguppi is about 31 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirguppi is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Kusugal is about 5.5 km away. Hubli is about 16 km away. Hubballi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandiwad (1.6 km), Mantur (1.9 km) and Nagarhalli (2.8 km).

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

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