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About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is a mid sized village in Kamptee tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 357 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.35 hectares hectares.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kamptee
Area (hectares) 354.35 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 357
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shirpur compares

By the 2011 count Shirpur is the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 354.35 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shirpur

The census records public bus service for Shirpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shirpur from other places

Shirpur lies about 40 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Ramtek, about 9.4 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 Shirpur
Nearest town Rāmtek 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Ramtek 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamptee 26 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpur village had a population of 655. That makes it the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Shirpur village has 357 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Shirpur covers 354.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirpur falls under Kamptee tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Ramtek, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Shirpur is in Kamptee tehsil of Nagpur district. Rāmtek is about 6.9 km away. Ramtek is about 9.4 km away. Kamptee is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mhasala (3.7 km), Tarodi Bk (8.2 km) and Tarodi Kh (8.2 km).

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

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