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About Shirval Village

Shirval is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,229, made up of 1,180 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.31 hectares hectares.

Shirval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirval village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Area (hectares) 641.31 hectares
Population 2,229
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirval compares

By the 2011 count Shirval is the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 641.31 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shirval

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

Shirval 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 Shirval
Nearest railway station Tilati 6.8 km
Nearest town Akalkot 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 27 km
District headquarters Solapur 27 km

Villages closest to Shirval

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur South 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 Shirval

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirval village had a population of 2,229. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Shirval village has 1,180 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirval has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Shirval covers 641.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirval falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirval 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 Shirval.

Shirval 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Ingalgi (3.7 km), Kanbas (3.9 km) and Chandrahal (4.1 km).

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

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