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About Shirsad Village

Shirsad is a large village in Yawal tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,323, made up of 1,681 males and 1,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1672.52 hectares hectares.

Shirsad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Yawal
Area (hectares) 1672.52 hectares
Population 3,323
Male Population 1,681
Female Population 1,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsad compares

By the 2011 count Shirsad is the 20th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents. Its 1672.52 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 948.

Getting to Shirsad

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

Shirsad lies about 20 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Tarsod, 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 Shirsad
Tehsil headquarters Yawal 6.6 km
Nearest town Yāval 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Tarsod 16 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Shirsad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsad village had a population of 3,323. That makes it the 20th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents.

Shirsad village has 1,681 males and 1,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsad has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Shirsad covers 1672.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirsad falls under Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsad is Tarsod, 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 Shirsad.

Shirsad is about 20 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsad is in Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district. Yawal is about 6.6 km away. Yāval is about 6.6 km away. Tarsod 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 Sakali (under 2 km), Vadhode Pr Sawada (2.3 km) and Navare (2.5 km).

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

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