About Shirsi Village

Shirsi is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 287 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1212 hectares hectares.

Shirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Rajura
Area (hectares)	1212 hectares
Population	572
Male Population	287
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirsi compares

By the 2011 count Shirsi is the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1212 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shirsi

Shirsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirsi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirsi from other places

Shirsi lies about 32 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wirur, about 5.9 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 Shirsi
Nearest railway station	Wirur	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajura	12 km
Nearest town	Rājūra	12 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	32 km

Villages closest to Shirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsi village had a population of 572. That makes it the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Shirsi village has 287 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Shirsi covers 1212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirsi falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsi is Wirur, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shirsi.

Shirsi is about 32 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsi is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wirur is about 5.9 km away. Rajura is about 12 km away. Rājūra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.