# Shiragaru Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/shiragaru/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Shiragaru Shiragaru is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 296 households**, the 16th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,210people (2011) - 296households - 82.5%literacy - 577414PIN code ## Shiragaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shiragaru is 577414.** Shiragaru falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577414 - Gram panchayatNonaburu - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608087 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiragaru from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)70 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Shiragaru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shiragaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Araga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Konandur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shiragaru known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 31% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shiragaru Of every 100 households in Shiragaru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shiragaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****87%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **29% Tap water ****39%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **79% Use banking services ****91%** **81% Television ****65%** **56% Mobile phone ****73%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****11%** **10% Own their home ****90%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Shiragaru? ■ Shiragaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1372** **944 Working population ****48.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.2% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (29%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 138 (24%) · **■** Marginal 141 (24%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tirthahalli - Arehalli1,332 people - Aralapura1,289 people - Balehalli1,246 people - Shankarapura1,225 people - Thuduru1,204 people - Neraturu1,115 people - Hunasavalli1,087 people - Hadigallu1,078 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shiragaru?577414 - How far is Shiragaru from Shimoga?70 km by road - What is the population of Shiragaru?1,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiragaru in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shiragaru?82.5% (Census 2011)