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About Shirur Village

Shirur is a mid sized village in Chandvad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 882 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627 hectares hectares.

Shirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Chandvad
Area (hectares) 627 hectares
Population 1,715
Male Population 882
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirur compares

By the 2011 count Shirur is the 48th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 627 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shirur

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

Shirur lies about 55 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Lasalgaon, 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 Shirur
Tehsil headquarters Chandvad 9.1 km
Nearest town Chāndor 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Lasalgaon 22 km
District headquarters Nashik 55 km

Villages closest to Shirur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirur village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 48th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Shirur village has 882 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Shirur covers 627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirur falls under Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirur is Lasalgaon, 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 Shirur.

Shirur is about 55 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirur is in Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district. Chandvad is about 9.1 km away. Chāndor is about 9.1 km away. Lasalgaon 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 Kheldari (1.7 km), Adgaon (2.4 km) and Kanadgaon (2.4 km).

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

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