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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 360 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2117 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 2117 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 360
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
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 76th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 2117 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1164.

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 Sheldi Khotwadi, Sheraval, Sheraval Kh and Shingri. 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 787. That makes it the 76th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Shirgaon village has 360 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1164.

Shirgaon covers 2117 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 Khed 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 Khed 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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