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About Shirate Village

Shirate is a large village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,503 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirate village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Walwa
Pincode 415404
Area (hectares) 614 hectares
Population 2,943
Male Population 1,503
Female Population 1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirate compares

By the 2011 count Shirate is the 40th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shirate

Shirate is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirate 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. The nearest villages by name are Sakharale, Satapewadi, Shekharwadi and Shene. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shirate

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirate village had a population of 2,943. That makes it the 40th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Shirate village has 1,503 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirate has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shirate is 415404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirate covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirate falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shirate notes the nearest railway station 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 Shirate.

Shirate is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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