About Shir Village

Shir is a large village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,675, made up of 1,390 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shir village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Panch Mahals
Tehsil	Santrampur
Pincode	389110
Area (hectares)	488.12 hectares
Population	2,675
Male Population	1,390
Female Population	1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shir compares

By the 2011 count Shir is the 28th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 488.12 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shir

Shir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shir as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shir from other places

Shir lies about 35 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Limkheda, about 34 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 Shir
Tehsil headquarters	Santrampur	7.0 km
Nearest town	Morwa	25 km
Nearest railway station	Limkheda	34 km
District headquarters	Panch Mahals	35 km

Villages closest to Shir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shir village had a population of 2,675. That makes it the 28th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Shir village has 1,390 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shir has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shir is 389110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shir covers 488.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shir falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shir is Limkheda, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shir.

Shir is about 35 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shir is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 7.0 km away. Morwa is about 25 km away. Limkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.