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About Shiradhon Village

Shiradhon is one of the larger villages in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,753, made up of 3,517 males and 3,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2089 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiradhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiradhon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Pincode 431714
Area (hectares) 2089 hectares
Population 6,753
Male Population 3,517
Female Population 3,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiradhon compares

By the 2011 count Shiradhon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 2089 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shiradhon

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

Shiradhon lies about 22 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 22 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 Shiradhon
Nearest town Kandahār 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 22 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km
Nearest railway station Hazur Sahib Nanded 22 km

Villages closest to Shiradhon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiradhon village had a population of 6,753. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Shiradhon village has 3,517 males and 3,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiradhon has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shiradhon is 431714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiradhon covers 2089 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiradhon falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiradhon is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 22 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 Shiradhon.

Shiradhon is about 22 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiradhon is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Kandahār is about 17 km away. Kandhar is about 22 km away. Nanded is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Osmannagar (3.3 km), Bhutyachiwadi (3.4 km) and Telangwadi (4.1 km).

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

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