# Shirgunji Village, Ankola, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Ankola, Uttara Kannada 

# Shirgunji

Shirgunji is a village in Ankola sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581344**. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 211 households**, the 23rd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 949people (2011)
- 211households
- 89.1%literacy
- 581344PIN code

## Shirgunji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shirgunji is 581344.** Shirgunji falls in Ankola sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581344
- Gram panchayatAgsur
- Community development blockAnkola
- Census village code603396

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shirgunji from nearby towns?

- Ankola (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Ankola (nearest town)18 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 Shirgunji?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shirgunji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Agsur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ankola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ankola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Shirgunji known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 15% of the 772 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Shirgunji

Of every 100 households in Shirgunji in 2011, 82 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirgunji · ■ Ankola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****91%**

**78%

Television ****14%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Shirgunji?

■ Shirgunji · ■ Ankola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**960

Working population ****61.2%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 85.2% for women. 72% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 292 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (17%) · **■** Other work 80 (14%) · **■** Marginal 108 (19%)

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 Ankola

- Kuntgani1,030 people
- Hattikeri1,027 people
- Gundabala992 people
- Talgadde957 people
- Kodlagadde943 people
- Sunksal930 people
- Vasar Kudrige928 people
- Hichkad922 people

[All 80 villages in Ankola](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shirgunji?581344
- How far is Shirgunji from Karwar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Shirgunji?949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirgunji in?Uttara Kannada district (Ankola sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shirgunji?89.1% (Census 2011)