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About Shirud Village

Shirud is a large village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,178, made up of 1,663 males and 1,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835.08 hectares hectares.

Shirud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirud village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Amalner
Area (hectares) 835.08 hectares
Population 3,178
Male Population 1,663
Female Population 1,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirud compares

By the 2011 count Shirud is the 10th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 835.08 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shirud

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

Shirud lies about 57 km from Jalgaon. 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 Shirud
Tehsil headquarters Amalner 7.2 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 57 km

Villages closest to Shirud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirud village had a population of 3,178. That makes it the 10th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Shirud village has 1,663 males and 1,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirud has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Shirud covers 835.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirud falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shirud 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 Shirud.

Shirud is about 57 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirud is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Amalner is about 7.2 km away. Jalgaon is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indrapimpri (2.1 km), Kanhere (3.7 km) and Kavpimpri (3.8 km).

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

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