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About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is a mid sized village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 550 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.99 hectares hectares.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Area (hectares) 874.99 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 550
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 48th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 874.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

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 26 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Timtala, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Timtala 13 km
Nearest town Ner 24 km
District headquarters Amravati 26 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 1,064. That makes it the 48th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Shirpur village has 550 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Shirpur covers 874.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirpur falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Timtala, about 13 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 26 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirpur is in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 4.3 km away. Timtala is about 13 km away. Ner is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawanga Gurav (1.5 km), Silod (2.2 km) and Mokhad (2.5 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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