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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]]
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'''Shirshi''' is a village in [[Kokan]] on the banks of the [[Jagbudi River]].<ref name="Adarsha">{{cite web |url=http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=17.645908&lon=73.37738&z=18&l=0&m=a |title=Adarsh High School, Karjee |work=Wikimapia |accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> The village falls under the jurisdiction of the [[Khed taluka, Ratnagiri|Khed Taluka]] of [[Ratnagiri]].

Shirshi is also located In Ratnagiti District of Maharashtra and also known for Alphonso Mango, and seasonal fruit like Jackfruit, cashewnut, jamun, chickoo, and many more.

Main farming is rice, and 3 types of grain (in Kokni language also we know as Toor Dal).

There are many blocks of residence. They are called Mohallas and Vadi such as:
*Varachi Vadi
*Khalchi Vadi
*Madhli Vadi
*Mukadam Vadi
*Chauan Vadi
*Patil Vadi
*Gurav Vadi
*Chinkate Vadi
*Buddha Vadi
*Mali Vadi

==Location==
The village has a view from the [[Konkan Railway]] bridge across the river, with a landscape of green paddy fields stretching for around a mile, before the start of the hills. The village consists of around 300 houses, almost all of them lying on the hilly lands, thus providing resistance towards heavy rains and seasonal floods. The village is located almost at the midway on the regional road between Khed and Panhalje, roughly {{convert|15.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} from the town of [[Khed, Ratnagiri|Khed]].


==History==
Not much is known about the history of the village, however when the land near the local graveyard was levelled with a [[bulldozer]] in an attempt to make use of the land for a better public convenience, very old (reported to be of many centuries old) household items were recovered. The fairy tales (as told to the kids by the elder generations through centuries) reveal a long historic trade links between the localities' and the outside world (specially the [[Arabs]]). This is largely due to the existence of the village in the close proximity of the [[Arabian Sea]].

==Facilities==
Compared to the other villages in [[India]], Shirshi (and almost all of the nearby villages) enjoy the modern day facilities of [[Mass media|Media]], [[Telecommunication]], [[Television]], [[Internet]] etc. When the telephones were first introduced to Indians in the mid 80s the then [[Sarpanch]] of the village got the first telephone line connection of the village. Similar is the case with the televisions. The village has local cable connections as well as the [[DISH TV]] networks (as provided by [[Tata Group|TATA]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]] and [[Reliance Communications|Reliance]]). All of the major Mobile phone operators have their connectivity in Shirshi, while [[MTNL]] and [[Tata Indicom|TATA Indicom]] provide the [[landline]] telephone facility. Banking facility is provided by the country's largest bank, the [[State Bank of India]]. It has got a regional branch at [[Karji]], around {{convert|3.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} from Shirshi. Shirshi has a local [[Post Office]] which collects as well as distributes the local post. It also manages the Postal [[Savings Accounts]] of the villagers. The local posts are transferred to the Karji Post Office on a daily basis. The Taluka Post Office is located in Khed.

===Education===
Shirshi has got an [[Urdu]] [[Primary School]] (till Std 7th) and a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[High School]] (till SSC). Apart from these two local schools, numerous other schools and educational bodies exists within a short distance. Students completing their Primary School in Urdu medium usually go for their higher education at the Adarsh High School in Karjee or at the Haji Mukadam School in Khed or some prefer the National School in the nearby village Savnas. There is also a Marathi medium High School in Shiv, just across the Jagbudi river.
Institutes in the town of Khed provide the Junior and the Degree college education. The DBJ College in Chiplun is also popular for the post school education. Recently, a major dental college The Yogita Dental College ([http://Yogita%20Dental%20College www.yogitadentalcollege.com]) has come up in Khed which has provided a real boost for the students opting for the dental education.

===Transportation===

====Air====
The nearest Airport is [[Mumbai]]'s [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport]], located at around {{convert|250.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} to the north from the village.

====Railways====
[[Khed railway station]] is about {{convert|17.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} from the village, and is one of the main stations of the Konkan Railway line. Major trains going towards Mumbai and the [[South India|southern region]] have their halts at the Khed railway station. The famous Dadar-Ratnagiri Passenger train has one full boogie reserved for the people boarding from Khed.

====Road====
The village is connected to the [[Khed, Ratnagiri|Khed]] town and hence to the [[NH-17]] ([[Mumbai]] to [[Goa]]) through the local regional road (first it connects to [[Khed, Ratnagiri|Khed]]-[[Dapoli]] SH-104 and this road then connects to the NH-17 at Bharne Naka).
State Transport buses famously called the ST buses (locally pronounced as 'aeshtee') run frequently to and from the Khed ST Depot. Direct buses are available for [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Thane]], [[Kalyan]], [[Kolhapur]], [[Ratnagiri]], [[Miraj]], [[Vitthalwadi]], [[Chiplun]] and many other nearby towns like [[Dapoli]], [[Mandangad]] etc. from the Khed depot. From the Bharne Naka (about {{convert|2.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} from Khed depot, it is a small junction at the NH-17), one can avail buses to virtually all the corners of [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and [[Karnataka]].
Auto Rickshaws are in abundance. With the two wheeler industry in full swing youngsters enjoy their conveyance through the motorbikes.

==Notable people==
The people of Shirshi have a distinction of showing their presence in some of the [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra's]] well known cities like [[Mumbai]], [[Thane]], [[Pune]], [[Bhiwandi]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Khamgaon]], [[Jalna (city)|Jalna]], [[Akole]], [[Latur]] and [[Solapur]]. Village people also live in Kuwait, Dubai, KSA, Qatar, Oman.

Majority of the people have their surnames as Hamdulay (or Hamdule), Mukadam, Chinkate, Patil and Chauhan. The other surnames include Siddique, Mandlekar, Walapkar, Tambe and Mali.

==See also==
* [[Arabian Sea]]
* [[Ashti, Khed]]
* [[Bahirwali]]
* [[Bhoste]]
* [[Karji]]
* [[Kondivali]]
* [[Ratnagiri]]
* [[Savnas]]

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Ratnagiri district]]

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