Skip to main content

About Shirol Village

Shirol is a mid sized village in Muddebihal tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 696 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Muddebihal
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 885.68 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 696
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirol compares

By the 2011 count Shirol is the 64th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 885.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shirol

Shirol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirol from other places

Shirol lies about 35 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Bacheli, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shirol
Nearest railway station Bacheli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Muddebihal 35 km
District headquarters Bijapur 35 km

Villages closest to Shirol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muddebihal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shirol

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirol village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 64th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Shirol village has 696 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirol has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Shirol is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirol covers 885.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirol falls under Muddebihal tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shirol is Bacheli, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shirol.

Shirol is about 35 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirol is in Muddebihal tehsil of Bijapur district. Bacheli is about 11 km away. Muddebihal is about 35 km away. Bijapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangur (14 km), Hallur (22 km) and Hullur (22 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shirol today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All