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About Shiral Village

Shiral is a large village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,294, made up of 1,693 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1842.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 414208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiral village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Ashti
Pincode 414208
Area (hectares) 1842.18 hectares
Population 3,294
Male Population 1,693
Female Population 1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiral compares

By the 2011 count Shiral is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 1842.18 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shiral

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

Shiral lies about 90 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 6.4 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 Shiral
Nearest railway station Satuna 6.4 km
Nearest town Selu 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 25 km
District headquarters Bid 90 km

Villages closest to Shiral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiral village had a population of 3,294. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Shiral village has 1,693 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiral has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Shiral is 414208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiral covers 1842.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiral falls under Ashti tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiral is Satuna, about 6.4 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 Shiral.

Shiral is about 90 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiral is in Ashti tehsil of Bid district. Satuna is about 6.4 km away. Selu is about 7.1 km away. Ashti is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghata Pimpri (1.9 km), Pimpri Ghata (1.9 km) and Pimpla (2.9 km).

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

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