About Shirse Village

Shirse is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,141, made up of 1,120 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirse village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Radhanagari
Pincode	416211
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	2,141
Male Population	1,120
Female Population	1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirse compares

By the 2011 count Shirse is the 31st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shirse

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

Shirse lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Shirse
Tehsil headquarters	Radhanagari	14 km
Nearest town	Pachgaon	24 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	28 km

Villages closest to Shirse

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirse village had a population of 2,141. That makes it the 31st largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Shirse village has 1,120 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirse has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shirse is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirse covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirse falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirse is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Shirse.

Shirse is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirse is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 14 km away. Pachgaon is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.