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About Tigani Village

Tigani is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 667 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tigani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tigani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 779.83 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 667
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tigani compares

By the 2011 count Tigani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 779.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Tigani

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

Tigani lies about 54 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 37 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 Tigani
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 24 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 37 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 54 km

Villages closest to Tigani

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 Tigani

As per the Census of India 2011, Tigani village had a population of 1,297. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Tigani village has 667 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tigani has about 945 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 Tigani is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tigani covers 779.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tigani is Kanale, about 37 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 Tigani.

Tigani is about 54 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tigani is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 24 km away. Kanale is about 37 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banavasi (3.1 km), Hunsekoppa (3.8 km) and Ajjarni (4.4 km).

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

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