About Shirla Village

Shirla is a large village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,669, made up of 1,361 males and 1,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205 hectares hectares.

Shirla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirla village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Patur
Area (hectares)	1205 hectares
Population	2,669
Male Population	1,361
Female Population	1,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirla compares

By the 2011 count Shirla is the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 1205 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, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shirla

Shirla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shirla from other places

Shirla lies about 24 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 15 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 Shirla
Tehsil headquarters	Patur	4.6 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Lohagad	15 km
District headquarters	Akola	24 km

Villages closest to Shirla

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

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Common questions about Shirla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirla village had a population of 2,669. That makes it the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Shirla village has 1,361 males and 1,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirla has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Shirla covers 1205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirla falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirla is Lohagad, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Shirla.

Shirla is about 24 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirla is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 4.6 km away. Pātūr is about 4.6 km away. Lohagad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.