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About Shiravali Village

Shiravali is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 161 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares.

Shiravali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiravali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 161
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiravali compares

By the 2011 count Shiravali is the 99th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Shiravali

Shiravali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiravali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiravali from other places

Shiravali lies about 39 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 2.9 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 Shiravali
Nearest railway station Vilavade 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanja 11 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 39 km

Villages closest to Shiravali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiravali village had a population of 368. That makes it the 99th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Shiravali village has 161 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiravali has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Shiravali covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiravali falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiravali is Vilavade, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shiravali.

Shiravali is about 39 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiravali is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 2.9 km away. Lanja is about 11 km away. Ratnagiri is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agargaon (6.7 km), Argaon (6.7 km) and Gangar Kargaon (6.7 km).

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

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