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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,086 males and 1,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 912 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 912 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Shirgaon

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

Shirgaon lies about 38 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Shirgaon
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 3.5 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 38 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 38 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgaon village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 16th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Shirgaon village has 1,086 males and 1,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Shirgaon covers 912 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Shirgaon.

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

Shirgaon is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 3.5 km away. Kolhapur is about 38 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 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 Sambu (under 2 km), Karde (3.0 km) and Koparde (3.0 km).

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

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