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About Shirapur Village

Shirapur is a large village in Pathardi tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,313, made up of 1,227 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1476 hectares hectares.

Shirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Pathardi
Area (hectares) 1476 hectares
Population 2,313
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirapur compares

By the 2011 count Shirapur is the 35th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 1476 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Shirapur

Shirapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shirapur from other places

Shirapur lies about 28 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kalmeshwar, about 11 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 Shirapur
Nearest railway station Kalmeshwar 11 km
Nearest town Wānādongri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathardi 28 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 28 km

Villages closest to Shirapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirapur village had a population of 2,313. That makes it the 35th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Shirapur village has 1,227 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirapur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Shirapur covers 1476 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirapur falls under Pathardi tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirapur is Kalmeshwar, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Shirapur.

Shirapur is about 28 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirapur is in Pathardi tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Kalmeshwar is about 11 km away. Wānādongri is about 16 km away. Pathardi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbodi (5.4 km), Mohari (12 km) and Pattryacha Tanda (14 km).

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

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