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About Shirsode Village

Shirsode is a large village in Parola tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,203, made up of 2,189 males and 2,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1445 hectares hectares.

Shirsode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsode village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Parola
Area (hectares) 1445 hectares
Population 4,203
Male Population 2,189
Female Population 2,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsode compares

By the 2011 count Shirsode is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents. Its 1445 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shirsode

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

Shirsode lies about 56 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Amalner, about 16 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 Shirsode
Tehsil headquarters Parola 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Amalner 16 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 56 km

Villages closest to Shirsode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsode village had a population of 4,203. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents.

Shirsode village has 2,189 males and 2,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsode 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 924.

Shirsode covers 1445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirsode falls under Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsode is Amalner, about 16 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 village for Shirsode.

Shirsode is about 56 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsode is in Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district. Parola is about 8.9 km away. Amalner is about 16 km away. Jalgaon is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadarpur (under 2 km), Mahalpur (under 2 km) and Pungaon (3.4 km).

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

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