About Shigli Village

Shigli is one of the larger villages in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,159, made up of 5,589 males and 5,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shigli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Shirhatti
Pincode	582112
Area (hectares)	826.98 hectares
Population	11,159
Male Population	5,589
Female Population	5,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shigli compares

By the 2011 count Shigli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 826.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Shigli

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

Shigli lies about 44 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 6.9 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 Shigli
Nearest railway station	Yalavigi	6.9 km
Nearest town	Lakshmeshwar	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirhatti	22 km
District headquarters	Gadag	44 km

Villages closest to Shigli

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Shigli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigli village had a population of 11,159. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Shigli village has 5,589 males and 5,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigli has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Shigli is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shigli covers 826.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shigli falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shigli is Yalavigi, about 6.9 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 Shigli.

Shigli is about 44 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shigli is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Yalavigi is about 6.9 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 7.1 km away. Shirhatti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.