Shirwad Explained

Shirwad is a village 6 km. north-east of Karwar city in Uttara Kannada district, on the sea coast of Karnataka state in India.^[1]

A road from Karwar to Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant passes through Shirwad.

Transport

Karwar is one of the important stations on the famous Konkan Railway route, and the Railway Station of Karwar is located at Shirwad. One end of India's 22nd longest railway tunnel, 2,950 metres long, is also situated at Shirwad. This is the longest railway tunnel in Karnataka.

Landmarks

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
• Devati Temple
• Baahu Falls

Communications

The STD Code of Shirwad is 08382. Its PIN Code is 581306.

See also

• Karwar
• Mangalore
• Kumta
• Chendia-Todur

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 . Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx . 11 July 2022 . 27 April 2025 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.