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About Shirsale Village

Shirsale is a mid sized village in Bodvad tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 772 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirsale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Bodvad
Pincode 425310
Area (hectares) 1417 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 772
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirsale compares

By the 2011 count Shirsale is the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 1417 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 932.

Getting to Shirsale

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

Shirsale lies about 52 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Kolhadi, about 4.6 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 Shirsale
Nearest railway station Kolhadi 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodvad 10 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 16 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 52 km

Villages closest to Shirsale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsale village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Shirsale village has 772 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsale has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shirsale is 425310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsale covers 1417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirsale falls under Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsale is Kolhadi, about 4.6 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 Shirsale.

Shirsale is about 52 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsale is in Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district. Kolhadi is about 4.6 km away. Bodvad is about 10 km away. Malkāpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchkhede Seem (2.1 km), Hingane (3.4 km) and Kolhadi (3.9 km).

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

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