About Shipur Village

Shipur is a large village in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,302 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1768 hectares hectares.

Shipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shipur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Miraj
Area (hectares)	1768 hectares
Population	2,534
Male Population	1,302
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shipur compares

By the 2011 count Shipur is the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 1768 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shipur

Shipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shipur from other places

Shipur lies about 27 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Arag, about 4.8 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 Shipur
Nearest railway station	Arag	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Miraj	19 km
Nearest town	Kudachi	25 km
District headquarters	Sangli	27 km

Villages closest to Shipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shipur village had a population of 2,534. That makes it the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Shipur village has 1,302 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shipur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Shipur covers 1768 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shipur falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shipur is Arag, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Shipur.

Shipur 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.

Shipur is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Arag is about 4.8 km away. Miraj is about 19 km away. Kudachi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.