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About Shirsadi Village

Shirsadi is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 130 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.99 hectares hectares.

Shirsadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Area (hectares) 319.99 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 130
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsadi compares

By the 2011 count Shirsadi is the 147th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 319.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Shirsadi

Shirsadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirsadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shirsadi from other places

Shirsadi lies about 100 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 5.2 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 Shirsadi
Nearest railway station Vinhere 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 22 km
Nearest town Mahād 23 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 100 km

Villages closest to Shirsadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsadi village had a population of 302. That makes it the 147th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Shirsadi village has 130 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsadi has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1293.

Shirsadi covers 319.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirsadi falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsadi is Vinhere, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shirsadi.

Shirsadi is about 100 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsadi is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vinhere is about 5.2 km away. Dapoli is about 22 km away. Mahād is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dr Iqubalnagar (3.5 km), Mugij (3.5 km) and Aghari (6.4 km).

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

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