About Shakadadu Village

Shakadadu is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 889 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakadadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakadadu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Sira
Pincode	572137
Area (hectares)	442.17 hectares
Population	1,740
Male Population	889
Female Population	851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakadadu compares

By the 2011 count Shakadadu is the 41st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 442.17 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Shakadadu

Shakadadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakadadu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shakadadu from other places

Shakadadu lies about 55 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 48 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 Shakadadu
Tehsil headquarters	Sira	12 km
Nearest town	Sīra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Nittur	48 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	55 km

Villages closest to Shakadadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakadadu village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 41st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Shakadadu village has 889 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakadadu has about 957 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Shakadadu is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakadadu covers 442.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakadadu falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shakadadu is Nittur, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shakadadu.

Shakadadu is about 55 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakadadu is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 12 km away. Sīra is about 12 km away. Nittur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.