About Shirkhed Village

Shirkhed is a large village in Morshi tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,830, made up of 1,965 males and 1,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444726, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Morshi
Pincode	444726
Area (hectares)	885.06 hectares
Population	3,830
Male Population	1,965
Female Population	1,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirkhed compares

By the 2011 count Shirkhed is the 7th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 885.06 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Shirkhed

Shirkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirkhed 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirkhed from other places

Shirkhed lies about 38 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Ashtegaon, about 8.6 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 Shirkhed
Nearest railway station	Ashtegaon	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Morshi	15 km
Nearest town	Morsi	15 km
District headquarters	Amravati	38 km

Villages closest to Shirkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirkhed village had a population of 3,830. That makes it the 7th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Shirkhed village has 1,965 males and 1,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirkhed has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Shirkhed is 444726. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirkhed covers 885.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirkhed falls under Morshi tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirkhed is Ashtegaon, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Shirkhed.

Shirkhed is about 38 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirkhed is in Morshi tehsil of Amravati district. Ashtegaon is about 8.6 km away. Morshi is about 15 km away. Morsi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.