About Shirol Village

Shirol is one of the larger villages in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,870, made up of 2,986 males and 2,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3813.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirol village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Shahapur
Pincode	421601
Area (hectares)	3813.54 hectares
Population	5,870
Male Population	2,986
Female Population	2,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shirol compares

By the 2011 count Shirol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 3813.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Shirol

Shirol is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shirol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirol from other places

Shirol lies about 68 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbermali, about under 2 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 Shirol
Nearest railway station	Umbermali	under 2 km
Nearest town	Igatpuri	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahapur	22 km
District headquarters	Thane	68 km

Villages closest to Shirol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirol village had a population of 5,870. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Shirol village has 2,986 males and 2,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirol has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Shirol is 421601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirol covers 3813.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirol falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirol is Umbermali, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shirol.

Shirol is about 68 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirol is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Umbermali is about under 2 km away. Igatpuri is about 17 km away. Shahapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.