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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 274 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Pincode 415203
Area (hectares) 785 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 274
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
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 the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 785 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

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. The nearest villages by name are Shenale, Sheware, Shigvan and Shipole. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 613. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Shirgaon village has 274 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 415203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 785 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirgaon falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shirgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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