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About Bhatshirgaon Village

Bhatshirgaon is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 934 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatshirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatshirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415408
Area (hectares) 681 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 934
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatshirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhatshirgaon is the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 681 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Bhatshirgaon

Bhatshirgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatshirgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhatshirgaon from other places

Bhatshirgaon lies about 50 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 31 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 Bhatshirgaon
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 4.3 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 17 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 31 km
District headquarters Sangli 50 km

Villages closest to Bhatshirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatshirgaon village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Bhatshirgaon village has 934 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatshirgaon has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Bhatshirgaon is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatshirgaon covers 681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatshirgaon falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhatshirgaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatshirgaon.

Bhatshirgaon is about 50 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatshirgaon is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 4.3 km away. Shahuwadi is about 17 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biur (2.3 km), Upavale (3.0 km) and Kande (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhatshirgaon today is likely to be higher.

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