About Shirala Village

Shirala is a large village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,306 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1668 hectares hectares.

Shirala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Paranda
Area (hectares)	1668 hectares
Population	2,492
Male Population	1,306
Female Population	1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirala compares

By the 2011 count Shirala is the 10th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 1668 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Shirala

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

Shirala lies about 58 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mahisgaon, about 7.2 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 Shirala
Nearest railway station	Mahisgaon	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paranda	10 km
Nearest town	Kurduvādi	12 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	58 km

Villages closest to Shirala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirala village had a population of 2,492. That makes it the 10th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Shirala village has 1,306 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirala has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Shirala covers 1668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirala falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirala is Mahisgaon, about 7.2 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 Shirala.

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

Shirala is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Mahisgaon is about 7.2 km away. Paranda is about 10 km away. Kurduvādi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.