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About Sirsala Village

Sirsala is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 732 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510 hectares hectares.

Sirsala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 510 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 732
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsala compares

By the 2011 count Sirsala is the 39th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 510 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sirsala

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

Sirsala lies about 15 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 13 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 Sirsala
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 13 km
District headquarters Washim 15 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 18 km

Villages closest to Sirsala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsala village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 39th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Sirsala village has 732 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsala has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Sirsala covers 510 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsala falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sirsala is Kekatumar, about 13 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 Sirsala.

Sirsala is about 15 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsala is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Kekatumar is about 13 km away. Washim is about 15 km away. Wāshīm is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somthana (1.7 km), Borala Jahagir (3.3 km) and Taktoda (3.4 km).

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

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