About Shiroor Village

Shiroor is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,432, made up of 8,623 males and 8,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1466.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiroor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiroor village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Kundapura
Pincode	576228
Area (hectares)	1466.48 hectares
Population	17,432
Male Population	8,623
Female Population	8,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shiroor compares

By the 2011 count Shiroor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 1466.48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Shiroor

Shiroor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shiroor 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiroor from other places

Shiroor lies about 66 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Shiroor, about 2.1 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 Shiroor
Nearest railway station	Shiroor	2.1 km
Nearest town	Byndoor	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kundapura	33 km
District headquarters	Udupi	66 km

Villages closest to Shiroor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiroor village had a population of 17,432. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Shiroor village has 8,623 males and 8,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiroor has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Shiroor is 576228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiroor covers 1466.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiroor falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiroor is Shiroor, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shiroor is about 66 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiroor is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Shiroor is about 2.1 km away. Byndoor is about 6.2 km away. Kundapura is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.