Shirala Tehsil - Sangli, Maharashtra

Shirala is an administrative tehsil in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Shirala is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Shenoli, while the nearest airport is Kolhapur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 43.4 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 626 km², including 625.67 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1015 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Shirala Tehsil

Shirala Tehsil has a total of 113 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aaloli	Unmapped	Not applicable
2	Ambewadi	Rural	Ambewadi
3	Ambole	Unmapped	Not applicable
4	Antri Bk	Rural	Antri B
5	Antri Kh	Rural	Antri Kh
6	Arala	Rural	Arala
7	Aswalewadi	Rural	Aswalwadi
8	Aundhi	Rural	Aundhi
9	Bambavade	Rural	Bambavade
10	Beldarwadi	Rural	Beladarwadi
11	Belewadi	Rural	Belewadi
12	Beradewadi	Rural	Arala
13	Bhairavwadi	Rural	Bhiravwadi
14	Bhashtewadi	Rural	Arala
15	Bhatshirgaon	Rural	Bhat-Shiragaon
16	Bhatwadi	Rural	Bhatwadi
17	Bhogiv	Unmapped	Not applicable
18	Bilashi	Rural	Bilashi
19	Biur	Rural	Biur
20	Chandoli Bu.	Unmapped	Not applicable
21	Chandoli Khu.	Unmapped	Not applicable
22	Charan	Rural	Charan
23	Chikhali	Rural	Chikhali
24	Chikhalwadi	Rural	Chikhalwadi
25	Chinchewadi	Rural	Chinchewadi
26	Chincholi	Rural	Chincholi
27	Devhare	Unmapped	Not applicable
28	Devwadi	Rural	Deowadi
29	Dhamavade	Rural	Dhamavade
30	Dhaswadi	Rural	Dhuswadi
31	Dholewadi	Rural	Dholewadi
32	Fakirwadi	Rural	Fakirwadi
33	Gavalewadi	Rural	Gavalewadi
34	Gave	Unmapped	Not applicable
35	Ghagarewadi	Rural	Ghagarewadi
36	Girajawade	Rural	Girjawade
37	Gudhe	Rural	Ghudhe
38	Hattegaon	Rural	Hatgaon
39	Ingrul	Rural	Ingrul
40	Jambhalewadi	Rural	Jamblewadi
41	Javali	Unmapped	Not applicable
42	Kadamwadi	Rural	Kadamwadi
43	Kalundre	Rural	Kalundre
44	Kande	Rural	Kande
45	Kandur	Rural	Kandur
46	Kanholi	Unmapped	Not applicable
47	Kapari	Rural	Kapari
48	Karamale	Rural	Karamale
49	Karungali	Rural	Karungali
50	Kharale	Rural	Kharale
51	Khed	Rural	Khed
52	Khirawade	Rural	Khirawade
53	Khujgaon	Rural	Khujgaon
54	Khundalapur	Rural	Khundalapur
55	Kinarewadi	Rural	Kinarewadi
56	Kokarud	Rural	Kokrud
57	Kondaiwadi	Rural	Kondaiwadi
58	Kusaiwadi	Rural	Kusaiwadi
59	Kusalewadi	Rural	Kulalewadi
60	Ladewadi	Rural	Ladewadi
61	Lotiv	Unmapped	Not applicable
62	Malewadi	Rural	Malewadi
63	Manadur	Rural	Mandur
64	Mandalgaon	Rural	Madalgaon
65	Manewadi	Rural	Manewadi
66	Mangle	Rural	Mangle
67	Mangrul	Rural	Mangrul
68	Mankarwadi	Rural	Antri B
69	Marathewadi	Rural	Marathewadi
70	Meni	Rural	Meni
71	Mohare	Rural	Mohare
72	Morewadi	Rural	Morewadi
73	Nandoli	Unmapped	Not applicable
74	Nathavade	Rural	Shedagewadi
75	Natoli	Rural	Natholi
76	Nigadi	Rural	Nigadi
77	Nivale	Unmapped	Not applicable
78	Pachgani	Rural	Pachagani
79	Pachumbri	Rural	Pachumbri
80	Padalewadi	Rural	Padalwadi
81	Padali	Rural	Padali
82	Panumbre Tarf Shirala	Rural	Pat-Shirala
83	Panumbre Tarf Warun	Rural	Wakaiwadi
84	Pavalewadi	Rural	Pavlewadi
85	Pentlod	Unmapped	Not applicable
86	Phufire	Rural	Phuphere
87	Punavat	Rural	Punvat
88	Ranjanwadi	Rural	Ranjanwadi
89	Red	Rural	Red
90	Rile	Rural	Rile
91	Rundiv	Unmapped	Not applicable
92	Sagaon	Rural	Sagaon
93	Sawantwadi	Rural	Sawantwadi
94	Shindewadi	Rural	Shindewadi
95	Shirala	Urban	Not applicable
96	Shirale Kh.	Rural	Shirala Kh
97	Shirashi	Rural	Shirashi
98	Shirsatwadi	Rural	Shirsatwadi
99	Shivani	Urban	Not applicable
100	Shivarwadi	Rural	Shivarwadi
101	Sidhdeshvar	Unmapped	Not applicable
102	Sonavade	Rural	Sonawade
103	Tadavale	Rural	Tadavale
104	Takale	Unmapped	Not applicable
105	Takave	Rural	Takave
106	Upavale	Rural	Upalave
107	Vetti	Unmapped	Not applicable
108	Wadibhagai	Rural	Wadibhagai
109	Wakurde Bk	Rural	Wakurde Bk
110	Wakurde Kh	Rural	Wakurde Kh
111	Yelapur	Rural	Yelapur
112	Yeslewadi	Rural	Arala
113	Zolambi	Unmapped	Not applicable

Population of Shirala Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Shirala Tehsil has a total population of 1,62,911 people, consisting of 80,838 males and 82,073 females. There are 36,344 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 260 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,62,911	1,62,911	0
Male Population	80,838	80,838	0
Female Population	82,073	82,073	0
Total Households	36,344	36,344	0
Population Density	260 / km²	260 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,15,112 literate people and 16,970 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 17,160 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 516 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	16,970	16,970
Literate Population	1,15,112	1,15,112
Illiterate Population	47,799	47,799
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	17,160	17,160
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	516	516

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Shirala (शिराला)
District	Sangli
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Shenoli
Total Area	626 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1015
Total Population (2011)	1,62,911
Density	260/km²
Total Villages	113

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