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About Shiroli Village

Shiroli is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29,707, made up of 15,727 males and 13,980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1469 hectares hectares.

Shiroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiroli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Area (hectares) 1469 hectares
Population 29,707
Male Population 15,727
Female Population 13,980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiroli compares

By the 2011 count Shiroli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 1469 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shiroli

Shiroli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiroli 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 5 - 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 7.2 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 4.3 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
Nearest railway station Valivade 4.3 km
Nearest town Unchagao 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 7.2 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 7.2 km

Villages closest to Shiroli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hatkanangle 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 29,707. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Shiroli village has 15,727 males and 13,980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiroli has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Shiroli covers 1469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiroli falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiroli is Valivade, about 4.3 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 village for Shiroli.

Shiroli is about 7.2 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 Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Valivade is about 4.3 km away. Unchagao is about 4.7 km away. Hatkanangle is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Top (5.7 km), Rukadi (7.9 km) and Mangaon (10 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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