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About Shirale Village

Shirale is a mid sized village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,583, made up of 835 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1096.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Pincode 413409
Area (hectares) 1096.92 hectares
Population 1,583
Male Population 835
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirale compares

By the 2011 count Shirale is the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 1096.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Shirale

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

Shirale lies about 74 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pangri, about 6.1 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 Shirale
Nearest railway station Pangri 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 19 km
District headquarters Solapur 74 km

Villages closest to Shirale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirale village had a population of 1,583. That makes it the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Shirale village has 835 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirale has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Shirale is 413409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirale covers 1096.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirale falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirale is Pangri, about 6.1 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 Shirale.

Shirale is about 74 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirale is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Pangri is about 6.1 km away. Barshi is about 19 km away. Solapur is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wagachiwadi (under 2 km), Pathari (3.3 km) and Ukadgaon (3.4 km).

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

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