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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,007 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416213, 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 Walwa
Pincode 416213
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Walwa 27 km
District headquarters Sangli 27 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

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.

Common questions about Shirgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgaon village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Shirgaon village has 1,007 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 416213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirgaon falls under Walwa 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 <5 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 Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Kirloskarvadi is about 6.9 km away. Ashta is about 9.4 km away. Walwa 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 Nave Khed (5.0 km), Padavalwadi (5.0 km) and June Khed (5.1 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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