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About Shirshinge Village

Shirshinge is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 3 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1885 hectares hectares.

Shirshinge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirshinge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 1885 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 3
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirshinge compares

By the 2011 count Shirshinge is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 1885 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 1089.

Getting to Shirshinge

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

How far is Shirshinge from other places

Shirshinge lies about 38 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kamathe, about 21 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 Shirshinge
Nearest town Koynanagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Kamathe 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 24 km
District headquarters Satara 38 km

Villages closest to Shirshinge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirshinge village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Shirshinge village has 3 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirshinge has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1089.

Shirshinge covers 1885 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirshinge falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirshinge is Kamathe, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shirshinge.

Shirshinge is about 38 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirshinge is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Koynanagar is about 11 km away. Kamathe is about 21 km away. Patan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadoli (4.0 km), Zadoli (4.0 km) and Dicholi (4.2 km).

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

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