About Shirol Village

Shirol is one of the larger villages in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,526, made up of 3,299 males and 3,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1152.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirol village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Nargund
Pincode	582207
Area (hectares)	1152.47 hectares
Population	6,526
Male Population	3,299
Female Population	3,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirol compares

By the 2011 count Shirol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 1152.47 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shirol

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

How far is Shirol from other places

Shirol lies about 45 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 10 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 Shirol
Nearest railway station	Lakhmapur	10 km
Nearest town	Bādāmi	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nargund	20 km
District headquarters	Gadag	45 km

Villages closest to Shirol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirol village had a population of 6,526. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Shirol village has 3,299 males and 3,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirol has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shirol is 582207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirol covers 1152.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirol falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirol is Lakhmapur, about 10 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 village for Shirol.

Shirol is about 45 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirol is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Lakhmapur is about 10 km away. Bādāmi is about 18 km away. Nargund is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.