About Kirgur Village

Kirgur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 804 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirgur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirgur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571216
Area (hectares)	1101.06 hectares
Population	1,595
Male Population	804
Female Population	791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirgur compares

By the 2011 count Kirgur is the 41st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1101.06 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kirgur

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

Kirgur lies about 39 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 56 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 Kirgur
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	20 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	39 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	39 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	56 km

Villages closest to Kirgur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirgur village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 41st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kirgur village has 804 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirgur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kirgur is 571216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirgur covers 1101.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirgur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kirgur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 56 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 Kirgur.

Kirgur is about 39 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirgur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 20 km away. Hunsūr is about 39 km away. Kodagu is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.