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About Shipur Village

Shipur is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 146 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Shipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shipur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 146
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shipur compares

By the 2011 count Shipur is the 147th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Shipur

Shipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shipur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shipur from other places

Shipur lies about 89 km from Kolhapur. 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 Shipur
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 6.4 km
Nearest town Belagavi 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 89 km

Villages closest to Shipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shipur village had a population of 300. That makes it the 147th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Shipur village has 146 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shipur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Shipur covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shipur falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shipur.

Shipur is about 89 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shipur is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 6.4 km away. Belagavi is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shevale (1.6 km), Nandavade (1.7 km) and Patne (2.7 km).

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

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