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About Sirso Village

Sirso is one of the larger villages in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,588, made up of 2,814 males and 2,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2494.75 hectares hectares.

Sirso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirso village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 2494.75 hectares
Population 5,588
Male Population 2,814
Female Population 2,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirso compares

By the 2011 count Sirso is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 2494.75 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sirso

Sirso is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirso as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sirso from other places

Sirso lies about 126 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Morshi, about 19 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 Sirso
Nearest railway station Morshi 19 km
Nearest town Morsi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 21 km
District headquarters Akola 126 km

Villages closest to Sirso

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murtijapur 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 Sirso

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirso village had a population of 5,588. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Sirso village has 2,814 males and 2,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirso has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Sirso covers 2494.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirso falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sirso is Morshi, about 19 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 village for Sirso.

Sirso is about 126 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirso is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Morshi is about 19 km away. Morsi is about 20 km away. Murtijapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbha (under 2 km), Dhamori Kh (1.7 km) and Bapori (1.7 km).

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

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