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About Shettipura Village

Shettipura is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 127 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shettipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shettipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572111
Area (hectares) 72.73 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 127
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shettipura compares

By the 2011 count Shettipura is the 196th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 72.73 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shettipura

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

Shettipura lies about 53 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 12 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 Shettipura
Nearest railway station Siddapura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 17 km
District headquarters Tumkur 53 km

Villages closest to Shettipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shettipura village had a population of 264. That makes it the 196th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Shettipura village has 127 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shettipura has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shettipura is 572111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shettipura covers 72.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shettipura falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shettipura is Siddapura, about 12 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 Shettipura.

Shettipura is about 53 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shettipura is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 12 km away. Kunigal is about 17 km away. Tumkur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beligere (under 2 km), Handalagere (under 2 km) and Halagere (under 2 km).

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

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