About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a large village in Ratnagiri tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,302, made up of 1,623 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415629, 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	Ratnagiri
Pincode	415629
Area (hectares)	777.45 hectares
Population	3,302
Male Population	1,623
Female Population	1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 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 1,081 residents. Its 777.45 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1089.

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 5 - 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 4.4 km from Ratnagiri. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ratnagiri	4.4 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratnagiri 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 3,302. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Shirgaon village has 1,623 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 415629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 777.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shirgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 4.4 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 Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Ratnagiri is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.