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About Shirupathi Village

Shirupathi is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 221 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirupathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirupathi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577432
Area (hectares) 321.89 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 221
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirupathi compares

By the 2011 count Shirupathi is the 117th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 321.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shirupathi

Shirupathi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirupathi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shirupathi from other places

Shirupathi lies about 43 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 32 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 Shirupathi
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 3.9 km
Nearest town Someshwar 31 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 43 km

Villages closest to Shirupathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirupathi village had a population of 422. That makes it the 117th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Shirupathi village has 221 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirupathi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shirupathi is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirupathi covers 321.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirupathi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirupathi is Arasalu, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Shirupathi.

Shirupathi is about 43 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirupathi is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 3.9 km away. Someshwar is about 31 km away. Arasalu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarala (1.7 km), Yoginarasipura (1.8 km) and Horani (2.1 km).

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

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