About Shiye Village

Shiye is one of the larger villages in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,503, made up of 4,996 males and 4,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 878.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiye Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiye village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416122
Area (hectares)	878.61 hectares
Population	9,503
Male Population	4,996
Female Population	4,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiye compares

By the 2011 count Shiye is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 878.61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shiye

Shiye is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiye as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shiye from other places

Shiye lies about 9.3 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 8.3 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 Shiye
Nearest railway station	Gur Market	8.3 km
Nearest town	Unchagao	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	9.3 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	9.3 km

Villages closest to Shiye

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

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Common questions about Shiye

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiye village had a population of 9,503. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Shiye village has 4,996 males and 4,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiye has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shiye is 416122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiye covers 878.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiye falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiye is Gur Market, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shiye.

Shiye is about 9.3 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiye is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gur Market is about 8.3 km away. Unchagao is about 8.9 km away. Karvir is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.