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About Sirsi Village

Sirsi is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 299 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581402
Area (hectares) 101.03 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 299
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsi compares

By the 2011 count Sirsi is the 74th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 101.03 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sirsi

Sirsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirsi as Available within <5 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 Sirsi from other places

Sirsi lies about 30 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, 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 Sirsi
Nearest town Sirsi under 2 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 30 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 46 km

Villages closest to Sirsi

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 Sirsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsi village had a population of 561. That makes it the 74th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Sirsi village has 299 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsi has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

Sirsi covers 101.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sirsi is Talaguppa, 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 10+ km distance for Sirsi.

Sirsi is about 30 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsi is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about under 2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 30 km away. Talaguppa 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 Puttanamane (2.4 km), Kalkuni (2.6 km) and Chipgi (3.2 km).

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

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