# Shirur Village, Ankola, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/shirur/ Village · Ankola, Uttara Kannada # Shirur Shirur is a village in Ankola sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581344**. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 360 households**, the 11th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%. - 1,624people (2011) - 360households - 73.7%literacy - 581344PIN code ## Shirur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shirur is 581344.** Shirur falls in Ankola sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581344 - Gram panchayatBelse - Community development blockAnkola - Census village code603381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirur from nearby towns? - Ankola (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)39 km by road - Ankola (nearest town)8 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 Shirur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shirur; 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ankola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ankola - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bobruwada - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Shirur known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 14% of the 895 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Shirur Of every 100 households in Shirur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirur · ■ Ankola rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **82% Toilet within the home ****30%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **52% Tap water ****3%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **86% Use banking services ****69%** **78% Television ****26%** **35% Mobile phone ****61%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **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 Shirur? ■ Shirur · ■ Ankola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **82.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **960 Working population ****62.2%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 71% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (17%) · **■** Marginal 301 (30%) 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 - Hillur2,499 people - Agsur2,382 people - Algeri2,081 people - Achave1,969 people - Manjaguni1,585 people - Halvalli1,461 people - Bole1,338 people - Ulware1,237 people [All 80 villages in Ankola](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shirur?581344 - How far is Shirur from Karwar?39 km by road - What is the population of Shirur?1,624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirur in?Uttara Kannada district (Ankola sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shirur?73.7% (Census 2011)