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About Kirwatti Village

Kirwatti is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 244 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581358, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirwatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirwatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581358
Area (hectares) 351.36 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 244
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kirwatti compares

By the 2011 count Kirwatti is the 99th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 351.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kirwatti

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

Kirwatti lies about 50 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 46 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 Kirwatti
Nearest town Hāngal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 46 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Kirwatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirwatti village had a population of 477. That makes it the 99th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kirwatti village has 244 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirwatti has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kirwatti is 581358. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirwatti covers 351.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kirwatti falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kirwatti is Haveri, about 46 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 Kirwatti.

Kirwatti is about 50 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirwatti is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Hāngal is about 18 km away. Sirsi is about 20 km away. Haveri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hebbatti (1.7 km), Waddal (2.5 km) and Santolli (2.5 km).

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

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