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About Shingapur Village

Shingapur is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 363 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shingapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shingapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581203
Area (hectares) 311.93 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 363
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shingapur compares

By the 2011 count Shingapur is the 64th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 311.93 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shingapur

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

Shingapur lies about 28 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 23 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 Shingapur
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 23 km
District headquarters Haveri 28 km

Villages closest to Shingapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shingapur village had a population of 701. That makes it the 64th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Shingapur village has 363 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shingapur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shingapur is 581203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shingapur covers 311.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shingapur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shingapur is Kalsur, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Shingapur.

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

Shingapur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 7.7 km away. Kalsur is about 23 km away. Haveri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallanaikankoppa (under 2 km), Nidagundi (1.5 km) and Muglikatti (2.2 km).

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

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