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About Shiradhon Village

Shiradhon is one of the larger villages in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,452, made up of 4,848 males and 4,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5251 hectares hectares.

Shiradhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiradhon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 5251 hectares
Population 9,452
Male Population 4,848
Female Population 4,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiradhon compares

By the 2011 count Shiradhon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 5251 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Shiradhon

Shiradhon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiradhon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shiradhon from other places

Shiradhon lies about 40 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 17 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 Shiradhon
Nearest railway station Murud 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 18 km
Nearest town Kallam 18 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 40 km

Villages closest to Shiradhon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiradhon village had a population of 9,452. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Shiradhon village has 4,848 males and 4,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiradhon has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Shiradhon covers 5251 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.

Shiradhon falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiradhon is Murud, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shiradhon.

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

Shiradhon is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Murud is about 17 km away. Kalamb is about 18 km away. Kallam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadgaon (3.7 km), Dabha (4.7 km) and Hasegaon (6.1 km).

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

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