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About Shirsi Bk Village

Shirsi Bk is a mid sized village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 901 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431746, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirsi Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsi Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Pincode 431746
Area (hectares) 454.85 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 901
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsi Bk compares

By the 2011 count Shirsi Bk is the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 454.85 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 939.

Getting to Shirsi Bk

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

Shirsi Bk lies about 24 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Marsul, about 2.0 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 Shirsi Bk
Nearest railway station Marsul 2.0 km
Nearest town Basmat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 24 km
District headquarters Nanded 24 km

Villages closest to Shirsi Bk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsi Bk village had a population of 1,728. That makes it the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Shirsi Bk village has 901 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsi Bk has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shirsi Bk is 431746. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsi Bk covers 454.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirsi Bk falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsi Bk is Marsul, about 2.0 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 Shirsi Bk.

Shirsi Bk is about 24 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsi Bk is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Marsul is about 2.0 km away. Basmat is about 10 km away. Kandhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirsi Kh (1.9 km), Dewaichiwadi (4.3 km) and Khandgaon Hamid (11 km).

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

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