About Shirwal Village

Shirwal is a large village in Akkalkot tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,811, made up of 1,845 males and 1,966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirwal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Akkalkot
Pincode	413216
Area (hectares)	1395 hectares
Population	3,811
Male Population	1,845
Female Population	1,966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 1395 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shirwal

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

How far is Shirwal from other places

Shirwal lies about 27 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tilati, about 6.8 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
Nearest railway station	Tilati	6.8 km
Nearest town	Akalkot	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akkalkot	27 km
District headquarters	Solapur	27 km

Villages closest to Shirwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirwal village had a population of 3,811. That makes it the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Shirwal village has 1,845 males and 1,966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirwal has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shirwal is 413216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirwal covers 1395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirwal falls under Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirwal is Tilati, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Shirwal.

Shirwal is about 27 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirwal is in Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district. Tilati is about 6.8 km away. Akalkot is about 17 km away. Akkalkot is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.