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About Shirpura Village

Shirpura is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 443 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.32 hectares hectares.

Shirpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Area (hectares) 435.32 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 443
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirpura compares

By the 2011 count Shirpura is the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 435.32 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 905.

Getting to Shirpura

Shirpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirpura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirpura from other places

Shirpura lies about 40 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 38 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 Shirpura
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 38 km
District headquarters Bid 40 km

Villages closest to Shirpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpura village had a population of 845. That makes it the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Shirpura village has 443 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpura has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Shirpura covers 435.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirpura falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpura is Kalamb Road, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Shirpura.

Shirpura is about 40 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirpura is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 8.3 km away. Kalamb Road is about 38 km away. Bid is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongaon (under 2 km), Takli (3.3 km) and Chincholi Mali (3.6 km).

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

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