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About Shirshinge Village

Shirshinge is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 208 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirshinge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirshinge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415711
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 208
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirshinge compares

By the 2011 count Shirshinge is the 118th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Shirshinge

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

Shirshinge lies about 74 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Anjani, about 3.8 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 Shirshinge
Nearest railway station Anjani 3.8 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 24 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 74 km

Villages closest to Shirshinge

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 Shirshinge

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirshinge village had a population of 453. That makes it the 118th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Shirshinge village has 208 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshinge has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Shirshinge is 415711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirshinge covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirshinge falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirshinge is Anjani, about 3.8 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 km distance for Shirshinge.

Shirshinge is about 74 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirshinge is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Anjani is about 3.8 km away. Chiplūn is about 19 km away. Dapoli 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 Karanjani (3.8 km), Katran (5.4 km) and Dabhil (8.5 km).

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

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