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About Shiragad Village

Shiragad is a small village in Yawal tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 249 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiragad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiragad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Yawal
Pincode 425302
Area (hectares) 385.09 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 249
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiragad compares

By the 2011 count Shiragad is the 76th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents. Its 385.09 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Shiragad

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

Shiragad lies about 15 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jalgaon Junction, about 14 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 Shiragad
Nearest railway station Jalgaon Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Yawal 15 km
Nearest town Yāval 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 15 km

Villages closest to Shiragad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiragad village had a population of 491. That makes it the 76th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents.

Shiragad village has 249 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiragad has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Shiragad is 425302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiragad covers 385.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiragad falls under Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiragad is Jalgaon Junction, about 14 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 Shiragad.

Shiragad is about 15 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiragad is in Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district. Jalgaon Junction is about 14 km away. Yawal is about 15 km away. Yāval is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathrale (1.6 km), Thorgavhan (3.6 km) and Dambhurni (3.6 km).

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

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