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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a small village in Bhor tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 162 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.35 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Bhor
Area (hectares) 861.35 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 162
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 155th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 867 residents. Its 861.35 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Shirgaon

Shirgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shirgaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shirgaon from other places

Shirgaon lies about 53 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 26 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
Nearest town Mahād 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhor 23 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 26 km
District headquarters Pune 53 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhor 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 322. That makes it the 155th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 867 residents.

Shirgaon village has 162 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Shirgaon covers 861.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirgaon falls under Bhor tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Karanjadi, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shirgaon.

Shirgaon is about 53 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgaon is in Bhor tehsil of Pune district. Mahād is about 22 km away. Bhor is about 23 km away. Karanjadi 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 Ashimpi (1.9 km), Umbarde (1.9 km) and Umbare (1.9 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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