National Highway 150 Imphal-Kohima via Jessami passes through the village.

Locally inhabitants speak Shirui dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

According to 2011 census,[2] Shirui ato has 100 households with the total of 472 people of which 296 are male and 176 are female.

As per 2011 census,[3] Shirui aze has 184 households with the total of 793 people of which 393 are male and 400 are female.

[6] Every year, the village hosts a week long festival called the Shirui Lily week to showcase the rich Tangkhul traditional cuisines and attires, flower show, painting competition and entertainment programmes as an attempt to spread awareness to safeguard the rare flower.