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- LGD code
- 608936
- Pincode
- 577139
- Post office
- Sringeri
- Population
- 209
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 157
Census 2011 · in context
How Sheerlu compares
By population, Sheerlu ranks #42 of 49 villages in Sringeri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.7%
−16.8% vs mandal average
- Sheerlu
- 61.7%
- Sringeri mandal
- 78.5%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
−4 vs mandal average
- Sheerlu
- 1,029
- Sringeri mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Sheerlu
- 3.5
- Sringeri mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sheerlu at a glance
Sheerlu is a village of 209 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Sringeri taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 42nd-largest of 49 villages in Sringeri taluk. Literacy is 62%, 17 points below the taluk average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577139, served by Sringeri post office; the LGD village code is 608936. The village votes in Chikmagalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. D. Thammaiah. The population is estimated at 237 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kere →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheerlu · this village | 209 | 62% | — |
| Kere · Sringeri | 296 | 68% | — |
| Balagere · Sringeri | 247 | 63% | — |
| Gulaganjimane · Sringeri | 240 | 63% | — |
| Sunkadamakki · Sringeri | 236 | 83% | — |
| Balekadi · Sringeri | 187 | 74% | — |
| Muduba · Sringeri | 127 | 70% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sheerlu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SRINGERI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 117
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KERE
- Total area (ha)
- 4,178.97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 4,127.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sheerlu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sheerlu
- LGD code
- 608936
- Pincode
- 577139
- Post office
- Sringeri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 209
- Population (projected 2026)
- 237
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chikmagalur
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. D. Thammaiah
- Block / Mandal
- Sringeri
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577139
- Sringeri (Rural)Sringeri mandal3,847 pop
- MenaseSringeri mandal2,236 pop
- Rushyashringapura (Markal)Sringeri mandal1,501 pop
- VidyaranyapuraSringeri mandal1,308 pop
- BelandurSringeri mandal1,105 pop
- YedadalliSringeri mandal1,053 pop
- NemmaruSringeri mandal1,045 pop
- MasigeSringeri mandal888 pop
- GandagattaSringeri mandal880 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sheerlu
Other villages in Sringeri mandal
View all 48+ →- Sringeri (Rural)
- Menase
- Rushyashringapura (Markal)
- Vidyaranyapura
- Belandur
- Yedadalli
- Nemmaru
- Masige
- Gandagatta
- Kunthur
- Begar
- Uluvalli
- Neelandur
- Kelakoppa
- Halandur
- Vykuntapura
- Yadadalu
- Kavadi
- Malanadu
- Melukoppa
- Addagadde
- Asanabalu
- Bettagere
- Meega
- Darekoppa
- Honnavalli
- Kikkare (Kikkre)
- Kochavalli
- Ginikal
- Haruru (Harur)
- Kogodu
- Heruru
- Kuthagodu
- Kere
- K.Masige
- Balagere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)