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About Shirgani Village

Shirgani is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 105 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1214.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581336
Area (hectares) 1214.77 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 105
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirgani compares

By the 2011 count Shirgani is the 166th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 1214.77 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shirgani

Shirgani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirgani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shirgani from other places

Shirgani lies about 9.0 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 31 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 Shirgani
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 26 km
Nearest railway station Gokarna Road 31 km

Villages closest to Shirgani

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 Shirgani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgani village had a population of 212. That makes it the 166th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Shirgani village has 105 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgani has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Shirgani is 581336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgani covers 1214.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shirgani is Gokarna Road, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shirgani.

Shirgani is about 9.0 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgani is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 9.0 km away. Sirsi is about 26 km away. Gokarna Road is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halgadde (3.6 km), Muski (3.6 km) and Kelginkeri (5.1 km).

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

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