Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a Town and Taluka in Shimoga District of Karnataka. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Shikarpur Block (CD) is 05517. Total area of shikarpur taluka is 911 km² including 890.44 km² rural area and 20.56 km² urban area. Shikarpur taluka has a population of 2,38,229 peoples, out of which urban population is 52,879 while rural population is 1,85,350. Shikarpur has a sex ratio of approximately 977 females for every 1,000 males. Shikarpur taluka has a population density of 262 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 51,798 houses in the sub-district, including 10,964 urban houses and 40,834 rural houses. When it comes to literacy, 66.89% population of shikarpur taluka is literate, out of which 72.31% males and 61.34% females are literate.

List of Villages in Shikarpur Taluka

Shikarpur Taluka has a total of 175 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Shikarpur Taluka, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1A Annapura Mudubasiddapura Shikarpur (16 km)
2Adaganti Chikkajamburu Siralkoppa (7 km)
3Ambaragoppa Ambaragoppa Shikarpur (4 km)
4Ambligola Saluru Shikarpur (12 km)
5Amtekoppa Amatekoppa Shikarpur (9 km)
6Anaginabylu Arasinagere Shikarpur (10 km)
7Anjanapura Harogoppa Shikarpur
8Aralehalli Jakkinakoppa Honnali (17 km)
9Arasinagere Arasinagere Shikarpur (11 km)
10Athibylu Harogoppa Shikarpur (17 km)
11Baganakatte Baganakatte Shikarpur (10 km)
12Balekoppa Muddanahalli Shikarpur (7 km)
13Baluru Jakkinakoppa Shikarpur (16 km)
14Bandalike Narasapura Shikarpur
15Bannuru Mudubasiddapura Shikarpur (15 km)
16Basavanandihalli Manchikoppa Siralkoppa (10 km)
17Basavapura Guddadathummenakatte Shikarpur
18Beguru Beguru Shikarpur (7 km)
19Beguru Dodda Thanda Beguru Shikarpur (4 km)
20Belagavi Belagavi Siralkoppa (2 km)
21Belavanthanakoppa Thadagani Siralkoppa (2 km)
22Bhadrapura Tharalagatta Siralkoppa (4 km)
23Bhakthanakoppa Chikkajamburu Siralkoppa (7 km)
24Bhandibhyranahalli Muddanahalli Shikarpur (8 km)
25Bhogi Herejamburu Siralkoppa (8 km)
26Bidarikoppa Sunnadakoppa Hirekerur (12 km)
27Bilaki Bilaki Siralkoppa (12 km)
28Bisalahalli Thalagunda Siralkoppa (9 km)
29Boghasamudra Chikkajamburu Shikarpur
30Channahalli Nelavagilu Shikarpur (3 km)
31Channapura Narasapura Siralkoppa (19 km)
32Chikkajamburu Chikkajamburu Siralkoppa (7 km)
33Chikkajogihalli Churchugundi Shikarpur (9 km)
34Chikkalavathi Amatekoppa Shikarpur (13 km)
35Chikkamagadi Chikkamagadi Siralkoppa (18 km)
36Chikkoralahalli Harogoppa Shikarpur
37Chowdanayakanakoppa Kaginalli Shikarpur (16 km)
38Chunchinakoppa Hothana Katte Shikarpur (8 km)
39Churchugundi Churchugundi Shikarpur (11 km)
40Dabbanabhyranahalli Baganakatte Shikarpur (9 km)
41Dasanapura Herejamburu Siralkoppa (6 km)
42Devikoppa Thogarsi Siralkoppa (6 km)
43Dindadahalli Kittadahalli Shikarpur (16 km)
44Doddajogihalli Tharalagatta Shikarpur (9 km)
45Donanagudde Thalagunda Siralkoppa (8 km)
46Doopadahalli Tharalagatta Shikarpur (2 km)
47Gama Gama Shikarpur (5 km)
48Goddanakoppa Goddanakoppa Shikarpur (5 km)
49Gogga Gogga Shikarpur (16 km)
50Guddada Thumminakatte Guddadathummenakatte Shikarpur (15 km)
51Guddadahosalli Harigi Siralkoppa (12 km)
52Guledahalli Maravalli Shikarpur (22 km)
53Gungarakatte Hosuru Shikarpur (16 km)
54Hakkali Manchikoppa Siralkoppa (2 km)
55Haragi Harigi Siralkoppa (16 km)
56Haraguvalli Amatekoppa Shikarpur (16 km)
57Harigehalu Esuru Shikarpur
58Hariharapura Saluru Shikarpur (12 km)
59Harnahalli Guddadathummenakatte Shikarpur (18 km)
60Harogoppa Harogoppa Shikarpur (15 km)
61Hirejamburu Herejamburu Siralkoppa (5 km)
62Hirekalavathi Kappanahalli Shikarpur (11 km)
63Hirekoralahalli Harogoppa Shikarpur (17 km)
64Hithala Hittala Shikarpur (12 km)
65Honakinakoppa Amatekoppa Shikarpur
66Hosuru Hosuru Shikarpur (12 km)
67Hothanakatte Hothana Katte Shikarpur (10 km)
68Huluginakatte Hosuru Shikarpur (10 km)
69Huluginakoppa Koratigere Siralkoppa (10 km)
70Hunsekatte Harigi Siralkoppa (14 km)
71Hunsekoppa Hittala Shikarpur (13 km)
72Idukinahosakoppa Thogarsi Siralkoppa (7 km)
73Inam Agrahara Muchadi Agraharamuchadi Siralkoppa (17 km)
74Inam Muthalli Agraharamuchadi Siralkoppa (20 km)
75Issuru Esuru Shikarpur (8 km)
76Ittigehalli Muddanahalli Shikarpur (9 km)
77Jakkanahalli Jakkanahalli Shikarpur (8 km)
78Jakkinakoppa Jakkinakoppa Honnali (15 km)
79Jamburuhosakoppa Thadagani Siralkoppa (4 km)
80Kadenandihalli Sunnadakoppa Hirekerur (6 km)
81Kadethinahalli Bilaki Siralkoppa (12 km)
82Kaginalli Kaginalli Shikarpur (17 km)
83Kalenahalli Kappanahalli Shikarpur (5 km)
84Kalmane Kalmane Shikarpur (18 km)
85Kambadooru Harogoppa Shikarpur
86Kanahalli Bilaki Siralkoppa (12 km)
87Kanas0gi Narasapura Siralkoppa (16 km)
88Kaniya Amatekoppa Shikarpur (11 km)
89Kappanahalli Kappanahalli Shikarpur (9 km)
90Karnelli Malavalli Siralkoppa (15 km)
91Kavaspura Kittadahalli Shikarpur (14 km)
92Kawli Thogarsi Siralkoppa (14 km)
93Kenchigondanakoppa Hosuru Shikarpur (9 km)
94Kengatti Muddanahalli Shikarpur (8 km)
95Kesaraghatta Harogoppa Shikarpur
96Kittadahalli Kittadahalli Shikarpur (12 km)
97Kodihalli Harigi Siralkoppa (14 km)
98Kodikoppa Herejamburu Siralkoppa (7 km)
99Kolagi Chikkamagadi Siralkoppa (13 km)
100Koratigere Koratigere Siralkoppa (13 km)
101Kotipura Kappanahalli Shikarpur (9 km)
102Kotta Kappanahalli Shikarpur (4 km)
103Kuskuru Herejamburu Siralkoppa (5 km)
104Kutrahalli Ambaragoppa Shikarpur (4 km)
105Kyadigikoppa Thadagani Siralkoppa (5 km)
106Madravalli Arasinagere Shikarpur (14 km)
107Malagondanakoppa Thalagunda Siralkoppa (4 km)
108Malavalli Malavalli Siralkoppa (20 km)
109Mallapura Mudubasiddapura Shikarpur (13 km)
110Mallenahalli Malavalli Siralkoppa (22 km)
111Malooru Belagavi Siralkoppa (6 km)
112Manchikoppa Manchikoppa Siralkoppa (4 km)
113Maravalli Maravalli Shikarpur (16 km)
114Markande Harogoppa Shikarpur
115Mathighatta Harogoppa Shikarpur (19 km)
116Mattikote Mattikote Shikarpur (10 km)
117Mayasettikoppa Thalagunda Shikarpur
118Mayathammana Muchadi Koratigere Hirekerur (10 km)
119Muddanahalli Muddanahalli Shikarpur (8 km)
120Mudubasiddapura Mudubasiddapura Shikarpur (12 km)
121Mugalagere Goddanakoppa Shikarpur (6 km)
122Mugalikoppa Manchikoppa Siralkoppa (2 km)
123Mulakoppa Koratigere Siralkoppa (17 km)
124Muthagi Manchikoppa Siralkoppa (8 km)
125Nagihalli Herejamburu Siralkoppa (8 km)
126Nallinakoppa Gogga Shikarpur (16 km)
127Nandihalli Tharalagatta Shikarpur (6 km)
128Narasapura Narasapura Siralkoppa (34 km)
129Nelavagilu Nelavagilu Shikarpur (6 km)
130Neralagi Thadagani Siralkoppa (5 km)
131Nimbegondi Mattikote Shikarpur (10 km)
132Punedahalli Jakkanahalli Shikarpur (10 km)
133Puradahalu Nelavagilu Shikarpur
134Ragikoppa Koratigere Siralkoppa (16 km)
135Ramapura Hothana Katte Shikarpur (9 km)
136Sadapura Sunnadakoppa Hirekerur (11 km)
137Sadashivapura Nelavagilu Shikarpur (3 km)
138Sahasravalli Harigi Siralkoppa (22 km)
139Saluru Saluru Shikarpur (8 km)
140Sanda Jakkanahalli Shikarpur (10 km)
141Sanklapura Baganakatte Shikarpur (12 km)
142Sanyasikoppa Churchugundi Shikarpur (11 km)
143Sarkari Agrahara Muchadi Agraharamuchadi Shikarpur
144Sarkari Muthalli Agraharamuchadi Shikarpur
145Seelavanthanakoppa Ambaragoppa Shikarpur (7 km)
146Shankrikoppa Narasapura Siralkoppa (20 km)
147Sheerihalli Agraharamuchadi Siralkoppa (14 km)
148Shettihalli Amatekoppa Shikarpur (8 km)
149Shiralakoppa N/A Shikarpur
150Shivapura Thalagunda Siralkoppa (8 km)
151Siddihalli Thogarsi Siralkoppa (14 km)
152Sidiginahalu Harogoppa Shikarpur (17 km)
153Sunnadakoppa Sunnadakoppa Hirekerur (8 km)
154Suragihalli Guddadathummenakatte Shikarpur (12 km)
155Suthakande Harogoppa Shikarpur
156Thadagani Thadagani Siralkoppa (3 km)
157Thadasanahalli Sunnadakoppa Hirekerur (5 km)
158Thalagunda Thalagunda Siralkoppa (6 km)
159Thandagunda Thogarsi Siralkoppa (12 km)
160Tharalaghatta Tharalagatta Shikarpur (8 km)
161Thattihalli Harogoppa Shikarpur (18 km)
162Thimlapura Tharalagatta Shikarpur (2 km)
163Thirthahalu Guddadathummenakatte Shikarpur
164Thogarsi Thogarsi Siralkoppa (10 km)
165Thumrihosuru Ambaragoppa Shikarpur (8 km)
166Udugani Udagani Siralkoppa (4 km)
167Ujjanipura Herejamburu Siralkoppa (8 km)
168Utharanihalli Chikkajamburu Shikarpur
169Vadagatte Belagavi Shikarpur
170Virupapura Herejamburu Shikarpur
171Voderapura Muddanahalli Shikarpur
172Yalaneerakoppa Harogoppa Shikarpur (18 km)
173Yarekoppa Arasinagere Shikarpur (18 km)
174Yelagere Chikkamagadi Siralkoppa (18 km)
175Yerekatte Harogoppa Shikarpur (6 km)

Population of Shikarpur Taluka

The population profile of Shikarpur Taluka offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Shikarpur's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Particulars Total Rural Urban
Total Population 2,38,229 1,85,350 52,879
Male Population 1,20,487 93,949 26,538
Female Population 1,17,742 91,401 26,341
Child Population (Age 0–6) 27,931 21,935 5,996
Male Child Population (Age 0–6) 14,205 11,121 3,084
Female Child Population (Age 0–6) 13,726 10,814 2,912
Literate Population 1,59,348 1,18,326 41,022
Literate Male Population 87,124 65,857 21,267
Literate Female Population 72,224 52,469 19,755
Illiterate Population 78,881 67,024 11,857
Illiterate Male Population 33,363 28,092 5,271
Illiterate Female Population 45,518 38,932 6,586
Total Households 51,798 40,834 10,964

Social Structure and Density

This section gives a clear view of the social makeup of Shikarpur Taluka , highlighting how Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are spread across both rural and urban areas. It also includes population density data, which helps us understand how closely people live together in different parts of the tehsil.

Particulars Total Rural Urban
Total SC Population 58,775 53,523 5,252
SC Male Population 29,564 26,923 2,641
SC Female Population 29,211 26,600 2,611
Total ST Population 14,402 12,901 1,501
ST Male Population 7,349 6,549 800
ST Female Population 7,053 6,352 701
Population Density 262 / km² 208 / km² 2,572 / km²