Karoor observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Sirsi mandal is Carved bed-stead of stone in a small chamber in the south side of compound of Madhukesvara temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Karoor itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Karoor ranks #190 of 228 villages in Sirsi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karoor is a village of 156 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Sirsi taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 190th-largest of 228 villages in Sirsi taluk. Literacy is 80%, 2 points above the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 581340, served by Kansur post office; the LGD village code is 603243. The village votes in Sorab assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bangarappa. The population is estimated at 184 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kangod →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoor · this village | 156 | 80% | — |
| Mashigadde · Sirsi | 668 | 87% | — |
| Kangod · Sirsi | 640 | 87% | — |
| Bislakoppa · Sirsi | 515 | 84% | — |
| Ajjibal · Sirsi | 473 | 89% | — |
| Jaganalli · Sirsi | 151 | 94% | — |
| Balgar · Sirsi | 142 | 90% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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