# Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Shimoga, Karnataka 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka. At the 2011 Census it had **238,229 people**, 2 towns and 176 villages (155 inhabited). The largest village is Issuru (4,674 people).

- 238,229people (2011)
- 176villages
- 2towns
- 75.8%literacy

## Population of Shikarpur compared with Shimoga

■ Shikarpur · ■ Shimoga district

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**960

Working population ****45.1%**

**44.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Shimoga district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**27%

Tap water ****80%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**61%

Use banking services ****72%**

**69%

Television ****55%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****88%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Shikarpur

- Shikarpur36,015 people
- Siralkoppa16,864 people

## Largest villages in Shikarpur

- Issuru · 4,674 people
- Kalmane · 4,085 people
- Belagavi · 3,920 people
- Saluru · 3,742 people
- Gama · 3,619 people
- Chikkajamburu · 3,429 people
- Beguru Dodda Thanda · 3,364 people
- Udugani · 3,332 people
- Ambaragoppa · 3,012 people
- Mattikote · 3,000 people
- Bilaki · 2,853 people
- Hithala · 2,644 people
- Kappanahalli · 2,565 people
- Beguru · 2,537 people
- Manchikoppa · 2,415 people
- Kaginalli · 2,277 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Shikarpur?176 (155 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Shimoga district, Karnataka
- What is the population of Shikarpur?238,229 (Census 2011)