About Shirgunji Village

Shirgunji is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 475 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgunji village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Ankola
Pincode	581344
Area (hectares)	771.67 hectares
Population	949
Male Population	475
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirgunji compares

By the 2011 count Shirgunji is the 23rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 771.67 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Shirgunji

Shirgunji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirgunji as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shirgunji from other places

Shirgunji lies about 22 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 10 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 Shirgunji
Nearest railway station	Kumta	10 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ankola	32 km

Villages closest to Shirgunji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgunji village had a population of 949. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Shirgunji village has 475 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgunji has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

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

Shirgunji covers 771.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shirgunji is Kumta, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Shirgunji.

Shirgunji is about 22 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgunji is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 10 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 22 km away. Ankola is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.