About Shirad Village

Shirad is a large village in Hadgaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,871, made up of 2,029 males and 1,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1753.64 hectares hectares.

Shirad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Hadgaon
Area (hectares)	1753.64 hectares
Population	3,871
Male Population	2,029
Female Population	1,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirad compares

By the 2011 count Shirad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents. Its 1753.64 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shirad

Shirad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirad from other places

Shirad lies about 58 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 32 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 Shirad
Nearest town	Umarkhed	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hadgaon	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalgaon (Deccan)	32 km
District headquarters	Nanded	58 km

Villages closest to Shirad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirad village had a population of 3,871. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents.

Shirad village has 2,029 males and 1,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirad has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Shirad covers 1753.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirad falls under Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirad is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 32 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 village for Shirad.

Shirad is about 58 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirad is in Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district. Umarkhed is about 9.7 km away. Hadgaon is about 14 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.