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About Shirurghat Village

Shirurghat is a large village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,605, made up of 1,402 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirurghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirurghat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431126
Area (hectares) 1013 hectares
Population 2,605
Male Population 1,402
Female Population 1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirurghat compares

By the 2011 count Shirurghat is the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 1013 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Shirurghat

Shirurghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shirurghat 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 Shirurghat from other places

Shirurghat lies about 38 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 Shirurghat
Nearest town Kallam 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 20 km
District headquarters Bid 38 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 38 km

Villages closest to Shirurghat

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 Shirurghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirurghat village had a population of 2,605. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Shirurghat village has 1,402 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirurghat has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Shirurghat is 431126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirurghat covers 1013 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirurghat falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirurghat 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 km distance for Shirurghat.

Shirurghat is about 38 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirurghat is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kallam is about 18 km away. Kaij is about 20 km away. Bid is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadalyachi Wadi (under 2 km), Pitthighat (2.6 km) and Rajegaon (3.1 km).

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

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