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About Naigar Village

Naigar is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 299 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1167.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naigar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 1167.28 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 299
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Naigar compares

By the 2011 count Naigar is the 70th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 1167.28 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Naigar

The census records public bus service for Naigar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naigar from other places

Naigar lies about 33 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 41 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 Naigar
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 5.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 33 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 41 km

Villages closest to Naigar

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 Naigar

As per the Census of India 2011, Naigar village had a population of 580. That makes it the 70th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Naigar village has 299 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naigar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Naigar is 581402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naigar covers 1167.28 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Naigar is Talaguppa, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Naigar.

Naigar is about 33 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naigar is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 5.4 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 33 km away. Talaguppa is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kageri (under 2 km), Padageri (under 2 km) and Wadgeri (under 2 km).

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

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