About Shirol Village

Shirol is a large village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,183, made up of 1,650 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares.

Shirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirol village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Nilanga
Area (hectares)	464 hectares
Population	3,183
Male Population	1,650
Female Population	1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirol compares

By the 2011 count Shirol is the 24th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 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 Shirol from other places

Shirol lies about 37 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nilanga	18 km
Nearest railway station	Her	24 km
District headquarters	Latur	37 km

Villages closest to Shirol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilanga 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 3,183. That makes it the 24th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Shirol village has 1,650 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirol has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Shirol covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirol falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirol is Her, about 24 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 Shirol.

Shirol is about 37 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirol is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 18 km away. Her is about 24 km away. Latur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.