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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Kadegaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 497 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kadegaon
Pincode 415303
Area (hectares) 448.48 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 497
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 the 47th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 448.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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 27 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Kirloskarvadi, about 6.9 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 Kirloskarvadi 6.9 km
Nearest town Ashta 9.4 km
District headquarters Sangli 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadegaon 31 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

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

Common questions about Shirgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgaon village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 47th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Shirgaon village has 497 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 415303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 448.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Kirloskarvadi, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 27 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgaon is in Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district. Kirloskarvadi is about 6.9 km away. Ashta is about 9.4 km away. Sangli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tupewadi (10.0 km), Kumbhargaon (12 km) and Devrashtre (15 km).

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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