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About Shiriyara Village

Shiriyara is a large village in Udupi tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,839, made up of 2,354 males and 2,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiriyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiriyara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Udupi
Pincode 576210
Area (hectares) 1378.95 hectares
Population 4,839
Male Population 2,354
Female Population 2,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiriyara compares

By the 2011 count Shiriyara is the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,513 residents. Its 1378.95 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1116.

Getting to Shiriyara

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

Shiriyara lies about 23 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 7.6 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 Shiriyara
Nearest railway station Barkur 7.6 km
Nearest town Kundapura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Udupi 23 km

Villages closest to Shiriyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiriyara village had a population of 4,839. That makes it the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,513 residents.

Shiriyara village has 2,354 males and 2,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiriyara has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1116.

The pincode recorded for Shiriyara is 576210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiriyara covers 1378.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiriyara falls under Udupi tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shiriyara is Barkur, about 7.6 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 Shiriyara.

Shiriyara is about 23 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiriyara is in Udupi tehsil of Udupi district. Barkur is about 7.6 km away. Kundapura is about 15 km away. Udupi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yedthady (5.2 km), Heggunje (5.7 km) and Achalady (5.7 km).

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

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