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About Khirawade Village

Khirawade is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 573 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirawade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirawade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 573
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirawade compares

By the 2011 count Khirawade is the 42nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Khirawade

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

Khirawade lies about 63 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 32 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 Khirawade
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 15 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 63 km

Villages closest to Khirawade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirawade village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Khirawade village has 573 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirawade has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Khirawade is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirawade covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khirawade falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khirawade is Shenoli, about 32 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 Khirawade.

Khirawade is about 63 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirawade is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 15 km away. Shahuwadi is about 16 km away. Shenoli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hategaon (under 2 km), Shendgewadi (1.5 km) and Khujgaon (1.6 km).

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

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