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About Shirwal Village

Shirwal is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 109 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirwal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416511
Area (hectares) 826 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 109
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
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 Shirwal compares

By the 2011 count Shirwal is the 49th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 826 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1040.

Getting to Shirwal

Shirwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirwal 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 Shirwal from other places

Shirwal lies about 18 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 17 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 Shirwal
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 11 km
Nearest railway station Madure 17 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 18 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 21 km

Villages closest to Shirwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirwal village had a population of 230. That makes it the 49th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Shirwal village has 109 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirwal has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Shirwal is 416511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirwal covers 826 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirwal falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirwal is Madure, about 17 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 Shirwal.

Shirwal is about 18 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirwal is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 11 km away. Madure is about 17 km away. Sindhudurg is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morgaon (4.6 km), Zolambe (5.1 km) and Fukeri (6.1 km).

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

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