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About Shirnal Village

Shirnal is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 456 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.31 hectares hectares.

Shirnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirnal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Area (hectares) 493.31 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 456
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirnal compares

By the 2011 count Shirnal is the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 493.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shirnal

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

Shirnal lies about 40 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Chakur, about 5.7 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 Shirnal
Nearest railway station Chakur 5.7 km
Nearest town Ahmadpur 21 km
District headquarters Latur 40 km

Villages closest to Shirnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirnal village had a population of 871. That makes it the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Shirnal village has 456 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirnal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Shirnal covers 493.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirnal falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirnal is Chakur, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance for Shirnal.

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

Shirnal is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Chakur is about 5.7 km away. Ahmadpur is about 21 km away. Latur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bothi (under 2 km), Mashanerwadi (1.6 km) and Kalkoti (2.7 km).

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

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