About Shirva Village

Shirva is one of the larger villages in Udupi tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,396, made up of 6,328 males and 7,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3216.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirva village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Udupi
Pincode	574116
Area (hectares)	3216.13 hectares
Population	13,396
Male Population	6,328
Female Population	7,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,117
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirva compares

By the 2011 count Shirva is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,513 residents. Its 3216.13 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1116.

Getting to Shirva

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

Shirva lies about 14 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Innanje, about 7.3 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 Shirva
Nearest railway station	Innanje	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udupi	14 km

Villages closest to Shirva

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.

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Common questions about Shirva

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirva village had a population of 13,396. 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 3,513 residents.

Shirva village has 6,328 males and 7,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirva has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1116.

The pincode recorded for Shirva is 574116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirva covers 3216.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirva falls under Udupi tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirva is Innanje, about 7.3 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 Shirva.

Shirva is about 14 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirva is in Udupi tehsil of Udupi district. Innanje is about 7.3 km away. Udupi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.