Shirwad is a village 6 km. north-east of

Karwar Karwar is a seaside city, ''taluka'', and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India. Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a city urba ...

city in

Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Uttara Kannada District is a major coastal district of Karnataka, and currently holding the title of the largest district in Karnataka. It is bordered by the state of Goa and Bel ...

district, on the sea coast of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

state in

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. A road from

Kaiga Kaiga is a village in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka in India. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had a population of 238. Kaiga is nearly by road from Karwar. The Kaiga Atomic Power Station, owned and operated by Nuclear Pow ...

Nuclear Power Plant passes through Shirwad.

is one of the important stations on the famous

Konkan Railway The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi an ...

route and the Railway Station of Karwar is located at Shirwad. One end of India's 15th longest railway tunnel, 2,950 metres long, is also situated at Shirwad. Shirwad has a rural setting with agricultural fields and rivulets. Flanked on one side by the densely forested hills of the Western Ghats, Shirwad is really picturesque. It also has an Industrial area with Small Scale Industrial Units. Real estate development is also taking place in Shirwad. The other landmarks of Shirwad are: *Sharda Ashram *Gokul *Puneetha Sadan (Seminary, office and residence of Bishop of Karwar) *Maria Magnoflora Hospital *Olive Garden Resort (earlier known as Hidden Valley Resort) *KRCL Colony The STD Code of Shirwad is 08382. Its PIN Code is 581306.

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