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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Mawal tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 824 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mawal
Pincode 410506
Area (hectares) 389.66 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 824
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 39th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 389.66 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shirgaon

Shirgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shirgaon as Available within village. 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 Shirgaon from other places

Shirgaon lies about 25 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Begdewadi, about 3.3 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 railway station Begdewadi 3.3 km
Nearest town Dehu Road 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawal 25 km
District headquarters Pune 25 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawal 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 1,565. That makes it the 39th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Shirgaon village has 824 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 410506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 389.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Mawal tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Begdewadi, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shirgaon.

Shirgaon is about 25 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 Mawal tehsil of Pune district. Begdewadi is about 3.3 km away. Dehu Road is about 4.7 km away. Mawal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shindgaon (under 2 km), Godumbare (under 2 km) and Salumbare (under 2 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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