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About Nirgar Village

Nirgar is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 182 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirgar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581322
Area (hectares) 258.72 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 182
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nirgar compares

By the 2011 count Nirgar is the 85th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 258.72 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1010.

Getting to Nirgar

Nirgar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nirgar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nirgar from other places

Nirgar lies about 40 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 23 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 Nirgar
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 13 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 23 km
Nearest town Sirsi 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 40 km

Villages closest to Nirgar

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

Common questions about Nirgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirgar village had a population of 383. That makes it the 85th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Nirgar village has 182 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirgar has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Nirgar is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nirgar covers 258.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nirgar falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nirgar is Talaguppa, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nirgar.

Nirgar is about 40 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirgar is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 13 km away. Talaguppa is about 23 km away. Sirsi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapparmane (under 2 km), Huvinmane (under 2 km) and Mavinkod (1.6 km).

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

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