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About Shirgapur Village

Shirgapur is a mid sized village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 369 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Shirgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 369
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirgapur compares

By the 2011 count Shirgapur is the 102nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Shirgapur

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

Shirgapur lies about 45 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Hotgi Junction, about 32 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 Shirgapur
Tehsil headquarters Tuljapur 26 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Hotgi Junction 32 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 45 km

Villages closest to Shirgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgapur village had a population of 725. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Shirgapur village has 369 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgapur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Shirgapur covers 395 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.

Shirgapur falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgapur is Hotgi Junction, about 32 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 Shirgapur.

Shirgapur is about 45 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgapur is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 26 km away. Tuljāpur is about 26 km away. Hotgi Junction is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerur (1.8 km), Dhangarwadi (1.8 km) and Babhalgaon (3.0 km).

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

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