About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a large village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,925, made up of 1,891 males and 2,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260.99 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Area (hectares)	1260.99 hectares
Population	3,925
Male Population	1,891
Female Population	2,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 1260.99 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Shirgaon

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

Shirgaon lies about 61 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kamathe, about 12 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	Kamathe	12 km
Nearest town	Koynanagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiplun	16 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	61 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

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

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Common questions about Shirgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgaon village had a population of 3,925. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Shirgaon village has 1,891 males and 2,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Shirgaon covers 1260.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Kamathe, about 12 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 Shirgaon.

Shirgaon is about 61 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgaon is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kamathe is about 12 km away. Koynanagar is about 16 km away. Chiplun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.