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About Shigvan Village

Shigvan is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 126 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.05 hectares hectares.

Shigvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigvan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 394.05 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 126
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Shigvan compares

By the 2011 count Shigvan is the 85th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 394.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Shigvan

Shigvan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shigvan 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. The nearest villages by name are Sakhari, Sawari, Shedawai and Shenale. 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 Shigvan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigvan village had a population of 260. That makes it the 85th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Shigvan village has 126 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigvan has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Shigvan covers 394.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shigvan falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shigvan notes the nearest railway station 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 Shigvan.

Shigvan 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 Shigvan today is likely to be higher.

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