About Shirala Village

Shirala is one of the larger villages in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,665, made up of 8,090 males and 7,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Shirala
Pincode	415408
Area (hectares)	972.72 hectares
Population	15,665
Male Population	8,090
Female Population	7,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirala compares

By the 2011 count Shirala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 972.72 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Shirala

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

Shirala lies about 49 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 27 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 Shirala
Nearest town	Urun-Islāmpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Shenoli	27 km
District headquarters	Sangli	49 km

Villages closest to Shirala

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.

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Common questions about Shirala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirala village had a population of 15,665. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Shirala village has 8,090 males and 7,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirala has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Shirala is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirala covers 972.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shirala falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirala is Shenoli, about 27 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 village for Shirala.

Shirala is about 49 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirala is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Urun-Islāmpur is about 16 km away. Shenoli is about 27 km away. Sangli is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.