Shigli is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

located in the Shirhatti

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

Gadag district Gadag district is a List of districts in Karnataka, district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was formed in 1997, when it was split from Dharwad district. As of 2011, it had a population of 1064570 (of which 35.21 percent was urban). The ov ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. It is situated to the south of district headquarters

Gadag Gadaga-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or ''Betgeri'') have a combined ...

, from Shirhatti, and from state capital

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

. Shigli's pin code is 582210, and the postal head office is Shigli. The villages near Shigli include: *Adarakatti (8 km), *Ramagiri (10 km), *Suranagii (12 km), *Batturu (14 km), *Adharahalli (16 km). Shigli is surrounded by Shirhatti Taluk towards the north,

Shiggaon Shiggaon, also known as Shiggavi is a municipal town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Shiggaon is about 365 km from Bengaluru and 465 km from Pune on the NH-48 (National Highway 4). Shiggaon taluk was ea ...

Taluk towards the west,

Haveri Haveri or Hāvēri is a city and headquarters of Haveri district of Karnataka State in India. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands, Byadagi red chillies and Hukkeri Math. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the b ...

Taluk towards the south, and

Kundgol Kundgol also spelled as Kundagola is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Karnataka. Introduction Kundgol is Located in Dharwad District of Karnataka is about 14 km south-west of Hub ...

Taluk towards the west. Lakshmeshwar, Savanur,

are the nearby cities to Shigli.

Transport

By rail, the Yalvigi Railway Station, Kalas Halt Railway Station are nearby railway stations to Shigli. However,

Hubli Hubli (officially Hubballi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad district of ...

Jn Railway Station is a major railway station from Shigli.

Demographics

The total area of Shigli is . It is located is above sea level. Kannada is the local language here. As of 2001 India

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, Shigli had a population of 10,111, with 5,054 males and 5,057 females across 1,866 households.

Schools and Colleges in Shigli

Government middle primary schoolGss Kgm School Shigli
*SS Koodalmath School Shigli *SPMB science arts and commerce college shigli

Nearby tourist places

* Laxmeshwar 7 km near *

55 km near *

Dandeli Dandeli is a taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in the Malenadu region. Description Old Dandeli As per the 1930 year, the population of Dandeli was only 515 and predominantly worked in the forestry department and govern ...

98 km near *

Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada is a fifth largest district in the Indian state of Karnataka, It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belagavi districts to the north, Dharwad District and Haveri District to the east, Shivamogga District, and Udupi District to ...

108 km near *

Badami Badami, formerly known as Vātāpi (Sanskrit: from ''āpi'', ‘friend, ally’; ‘having the wind (vāta) as an ally’; Kannada script: ವಾತಾಪಿ), is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district o ...

109 km near *

Hospet Hospet (officially Hosapete) is the largest and fastest-growing industrial city and district headquarters of the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hospet is known as "the steel city of Karnataka". It is located on the bank ...

114 km near

Nearby districts

34 km near *

50 km near *

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...

73 km near *

Koppal Koppal or Koppala is the district headquarters of Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara. The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath ...

89 km near

Nearby railway stations

* Yalvigi Railway Station 7 km near * Kalas Halt Railway Station 10 km near * Savanur Railway Station 14 km near * Gudgeri Railway Station 15 km near

Nearby airports

Hubli Airport 59 km near

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Airport 142 km near Dabolim Airport 200 km near Kolhapur Airport 242 km near

References

External links

*http://Gadag.nic.in/ *http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/india/projects/computeraidedlearningsurvey/gadag.htm {{Gadag Cities and towns in Gadag district