About Shirwad Village

Shirwad is a large village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,169, made up of 2,060 males and 2,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1974.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirwad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Karwar
Pincode	581306
Area (hectares)	1974.06 hectares
Population	4,169
Male Population	2,060
Female Population	2,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirwad compares

By the 2011 count Shirwad is the 5th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 1974.06 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1019.

Getting to Shirwad

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

Shirwad lies about 45 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 1.9 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 Shirwad
Nearest railway station	Karwar	1.9 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	45 km

Villages closest to Shirwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirwad village had a population of 4,169. That makes it the 5th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Shirwad village has 2,060 males and 2,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirwad has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Shirwad is 581306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirwad covers 1974.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirwad falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shirwad is Karwar, about 1.9 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 Shirwad.

Shirwad is about 45 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirwad is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 1.9 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.