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About Shirur Village

Shirur is a large village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,260, made up of 1,686 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2501.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 581201
Area (hectares) 2501.03 hectares
Population 3,260
Male Population 1,686
Female Population 1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirur compares

By the 2011 count Shirur is the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 2501.03 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shirur

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

Shirur lies about 19 km from Dharwad. 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 Shirur
Nearest town Saundatti 18 km
District headquarters Dharwad 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 27 km

Villages closest to Shirur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirur village had a population of 3,260. That makes it the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Shirur village has 1,686 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shirur is 581201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirur covers 2501.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirur falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Shirur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shirur.

Shirur is about 19 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirur is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Saundatti is about 18 km away. Dharwad is about 19 km away. Navalgund is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arahatti (under 2 km), Gummagol (5.6 km) and Morab (6.2 km).

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

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