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About Shetgeri Village

Shetgeri is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 431 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shetgeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shetgeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581353
Area (hectares) 440.14 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 431
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shetgeri compares

By the 2011 count Shetgeri is the 30th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 440.14 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Shetgeri

Shetgeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shetgeri as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Navagadde, Nellurkanchinbail, Poojgeri and Sagadgeri. 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.

Common questions about Shetgeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Shetgeri village had a population of 795. That makes it the 30th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Shetgeri village has 431 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shetgeri has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Shetgeri is 581353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shetgeri covers 440.14 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.

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

The census record for Shetgeri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shetgeri.

Shetgeri 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.

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

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