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About Shirol Village

Shirol is a large village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,915, made up of 1,441 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.47 hectares hectares.

Shirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Area (hectares) 901.47 hectares
Population 2,915
Male Population 1,441
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 21st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 901.47 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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
Nearest town Nilanga 18 km
Nearest railway station Her 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Udgir 32 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 Udgir 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 Shirol

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirol village had a population of 2,915. That makes it the 21st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Shirol village has 1,441 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirol has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Shirol covers 901.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirol falls under Udgir 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 Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 18 km away. Her is about 24 km away. Udgir is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karwandi (13 km), Shambhu Umarga (14 km) and Mahadevwadi (15 km).

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

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