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About Shigepal Village

Shigepal is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shigepal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigepal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 28.55 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shigepal compares

By the 2011 count Shigepal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 28.55 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Shigepal

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

Shigepal lies about 36 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 35 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 Shigepal
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 2.6 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 35 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 36 km

Villages closest to Shigepal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigepal village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Shigepal village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigepal has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Shigepal is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shigepal covers 28.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shigepal falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shigepal is Ambewadi, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shigepal.

Shigepal is about 36 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shigepal is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 2.6 km away. Yellāpur is about 2.6 km away. Ambewadi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatagar (1.5 km), Shistamudi (3.3 km) and Hutakmane (3.3 km).

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

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