About Shirsad Village

Shirsad is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 349 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirsad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Vada
Pincode	421303
Area (hectares)	308 hectares
Population	685
Male Population	349
Female Population	336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirsad compares

By the 2011 count Shirsad is the 94th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Shirsad

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

Shirsad lies about 32 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vaitarna, about 6.9 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 Shirsad
Nearest railway station	Vaitarna	6.9 km
Nearest town	Virār	9.4 km
District headquarters	Thane	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vada	33 km

Villages closest to Shirsad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsad village had a population of 685. That makes it the 94th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Shirsad village has 349 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsad has about 963 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Shirsad is 421303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirsad covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirsad falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirsad is Vaitarna, about 6.9 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 Shirsad.

Shirsad is about 32 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirsad is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vaitarna is about 6.9 km away. Virār is about 9.4 km away. Thane is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.