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About Shiravanthe Village

Shiravanthe is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 598 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiravanthe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiravanthe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 469.08 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 598
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiravanthe compares

By the 2011 count Shiravanthe is the 28th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 469.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Shiravanthe

Shiravanthe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiravanthe 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiravanthe from other places

Shiravanthe lies about 70 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 4.8 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 Shiravanthe
Nearest railway station Kanale 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 6.8 km
Nearest town Sāgar 6.8 km
District headquarters Shimoga 70 km

Villages closest to Shiravanthe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiravanthe village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 28th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Shiravanthe village has 598 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiravanthe has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Shiravanthe is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiravanthe covers 469.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiravanthe falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiravanthe is Kanale, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shiravanthe.

Shiravanthe is about 70 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiravanthe is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 4.8 km away. Sagar is about 6.8 km away. Sāgar is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakoppa (under 2 km), Kelaginagolagodu (1.6 km) and Bhyrapura (2.5 km).

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

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