Skip to main content

About Shigehalli Village

Shigehalli is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 118 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shigehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 485.09 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 118
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shigehalli compares

By the 2011 count Shigehalli is the 124th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 485.09 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Shigehalli

Shigehalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shigehalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shigehalli from other places

Shigehalli lies about 40 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 34 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 Shigehalli
Nearest town Sirsi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 20 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 34 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 40 km

Villages closest to Shigehalli

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 Shigehalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigehalli village had a population of 245. That makes it the 124th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Shigehalli village has 118 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigehalli has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Shigehalli is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shigehalli covers 485.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shigehalli is Kanale, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shigehalli.

Shigehalli 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.

Shigehalli is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 13 km away. Siddapur is about 20 km away. Kanale is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelur (2.1 km), Arehalla (2.3 km) and Halehalla (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All