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About Shantagiri Village

Shantagiri is a large village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,363, made up of 2,232 males and 2,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantagiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582211
Area (hectares) 1061.24 hectares
Population 4,363
Male Population 2,232
Female Population 2,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantagiri compares

By the 2011 count Shantagiri is the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 1061.24 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Shantagiri

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

Shantagiri lies about 48 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Jakanur, about 19 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 Shantagiri
Tehsil headquarters Ron 16 km
Nearest railway station Jakanur 19 km
District headquarters Gadag 48 km

Villages closest to Shantagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantagiri village had a population of 4,363. That makes it the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Shantagiri village has 2,232 males and 2,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantagiri has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shantagiri is 582211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shantagiri covers 1061.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shantagiri falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shantagiri is Jakanur, about 19 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 Shantagiri.

Shantagiri is about 48 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantagiri is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Ron is about 16 km away. Jakanur is about 19 km away. Gadag is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommasagar (1.5 km), Nellur (3.4 km) and Balagod (3.5 km).

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

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