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About Shirala Village

Shirala is a mid sized village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 723 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.21 hectares hectares.

Shirala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 981.21 hectares
Population 1,388
Male Population 723
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirala compares

By the 2011 count Shirala is the 59th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 981.21 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shirala

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

Shirala lies about 36 km from Buldana. 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 Shirala
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 21 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 21 km
District headquarters Buldana 36 km

Villages closest to Shirala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirala village had a population of 1,388. That makes it the 59th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Shirala village has 723 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Shirala covers 981.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirala falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shirala 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 Shirala.

Shirala is about 36 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirala is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 21 km away. Khāmgaon is about 21 km away. Buldana is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (1.7 km), Pala (1.9 km) and Nimkhed (2.7 km).

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

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