About Shirkol Village

Shirkol is a large village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,668, made up of 1,910 males and 1,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirkol village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Navalgund
Pincode	580112
Area (hectares)	1293.07 hectares
Population	3,668
Male Population	1,910
Female Population	1,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirkol compares

By the 2011 count Shirkol is the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 1293.07 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shirkol

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

Shirkol lies about 28 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hebsur, about 22 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 Shirkol
Tehsil headquarters	Navalgund	16 km
Nearest railway station	Hebsur	22 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	28 km

Villages closest to Shirkol

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.

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Common questions about Shirkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirkol village had a population of 3,668. That makes it the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Shirkol village has 1,910 males and 1,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirkol has about 920 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 Shirkol is 580112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirkol covers 1293.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirkol falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirkol is Hebsur, about 22 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 Shirkol.

Shirkol is about 28 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirkol is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 16 km away. Hebsur is about 22 km away. Dharwad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.