About Shirur Village

Shirur is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 801 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Ankola
Pincode	581344
Area (hectares)	894.72 hectares
Population	1,624
Male Population	801
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirur compares

By the 2011 count Shirur is the 11th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 894.72 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Shirur

Shirur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirur 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. The nearest villages by name are Sheveguli, Shikliturli, Shinganmakki and Shirgunji. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shirur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirur village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 11th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Shirur village has 801 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Shirur is 581344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirur covers 894.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirur falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Shirur notes the nearest railway station 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 Shirur.

Shirur is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.