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About Shiroli Village

Shiroli is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 189 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiroli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416509
Area (hectares) 480 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 189
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiroli compares

By the 2011 count Shiroli is the 136th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Shiroli

Shiroli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiroli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shiroli from other places

Shiroli lies about 76 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 36 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 Shiroli
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 8.6 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 27 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 36 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 76 km

Villages closest to Shiroli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiroli village had a population of 410. That makes it the 136th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Shiroli village has 189 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiroli has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Shiroli is 416509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiroli covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiroli falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiroli is Belagavi, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shiroli.

Shiroli is about 76 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiroli is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 8.6 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 27 km away. Belagavi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sattewadi (under 2 km), Alabadevi (1.5 km) and Utsali (2.3 km).

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

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