About Shirol Village

Shirol is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27,649, made up of 14,216 males and 13,433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirol village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shirol
Pincode	416103
Area (hectares)	3441 hectares
Population	27,649
Male Population	14,216
Female Population	13,433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirol compares

By the 2011 count Shirol is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 3441 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shirol

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

Shirol lies about 40 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Jayasingpur, about 8.2 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 Shirol
Nearest town	Kurandvād	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jayasingpur	8.2 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	40 km

Villages closest to Shirol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirol village had a population of 27,649. 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 5,928 residents.

Shirol village has 14,216 males and 13,433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirol has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shirol is 416103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirol covers 3441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirol falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirol is Jayasingpur, about 8.2 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 Shirol.

Shirol is about 40 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirol is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kurandvād is about 6.0 km away. Jayasingpur is about 8.2 km away. Kolhapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.