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About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 741 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Pincode 444105
Area (hectares) 331.39 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 741
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirpur compares

By the 2011 count Shirpur is the 28th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 331.39 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shirpur

Shirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shirpur from other places

Shirpur lies about 34 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 26 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 Shirpur
Nearest town Bālāpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Patur 19 km
Nearest railway station Paras 26 km
District headquarters Akola 34 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpur village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 28th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Shirpur village has 741 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Shirpur is 444105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirpur covers 331.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirpur falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Paras, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Shirpur.

Shirpur is about 34 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirpur is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Bālāpur is about 18 km away. Patur is about 19 km away. Paras is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khetri (under 2 km), Takali Khetri (under 2 km) and Chatari (3.2 km).

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

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