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About Sirur Village

Sirur is a mid sized village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 852 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583230
Area (hectares) 861.83 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 852
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirur compares

By the 2011 count Sirur is the 52nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 861.83 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sirur

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

Sirur lies about 18 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Bhanapur, about 13 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 Sirur
Nearest railway station Bhanapur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 16 km
District headquarters Koppal 18 km

Villages closest to Sirur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirur village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Sirur village has 852 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sirur is 583230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirur covers 861.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirur falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sirur is Bhanapur, about 13 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 Sirur.

Sirur is about 18 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirur is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Bhanapur is about 13 km away. Yelbarga is about 16 km away. Koppal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthalu (1.6 km), Bedwatti (2.5 km) and Arkeri (3.3 km).

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

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