About Shigaon Village

Shigaon is one of the larger villages in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,844, made up of 3,457 males and 3,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Walwa
Pincode	412302
Area (hectares)	960 hectares
Population	6,844
Male Population	3,457
Female Population	3,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shigaon compares

By the 2011 count Shigaon is the 16th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 960 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shigaon

Shigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shigaon 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 Shigaon from other places

Shigaon lies about 22 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, about 16 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 Shigaon
Nearest town	Wadgaon	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Hatkanangale	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Walwa	22 km
District headquarters	Sangli	22 km

Villages closest to Shigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigaon village had a population of 6,844. That makes it the 16th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Shigaon village has 3,457 males and 3,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigaon has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shigaon is 412302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shigaon covers 960 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shigaon falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shigaon is Hatkanangale, about 16 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 Shigaon.

Shigaon is about 22 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shigaon is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Wadgaon is about 6.7 km away. Hatkanangale is about 16 km away. Walwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.