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About Red Village

Red is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 864 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Red Overview

Census 2011 figures for Red village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415407
Area (hectares) 811 hectares
Population 1,634
Male Population 864
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Red compares

By the 2011 count Red is the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 811 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Red

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

Red lies about 47 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bhavani Nagar, about 25 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 Red
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 2.8 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhavani Nagar 25 km
District headquarters Sangli 47 km

Villages closest to Red

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 Red

As per the Census of India 2011, Red village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Red village has 864 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Red has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Red is 415407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Red covers 811 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Red falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Red is Bhavani Nagar, about 25 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 Red.

Red is about 47 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Red is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 2.8 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Bhavani Nagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khed (under 2 km), Kapari (2.7 km) and Beldarwadi (2.7 km).

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

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