About Shir Village

Shir is a mid sized village in Valia tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 541 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shir village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bharuch
Tehsil	Valia
Pincode	393135
Area (hectares)	519.84 hectares
Population	1,068
Male Population	541
Female Population	527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shir compares

By the 2011 count Shir is the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 519.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Shir

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

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.

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Common questions about Shir

As per the Census of India 2011, Shir village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Shir village has 541 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shir has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Shir is 393135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shir covers 519.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shir falls under Valia tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The census record for Shir notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shir.

Shir is in Valia tehsil of Bharuch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.