About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a large village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,265 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1241.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Wai
Pincode	412803
Area (hectares)	1241.03 hectares
Population	2,505
Male Population	1,265
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 18th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 1241.03 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1064.

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 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 60 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 26 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 town	Mahād	22 km
Nearest railway station	Karanjadi	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wai	32 km
District headquarters	Satara	60 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgaon village had a population of 2,505. That makes it the 18th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Shirgaon village has 1,265 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 980 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 1064.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 1241.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Karanjadi, about 26 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 Shirgaon.

Shirgaon is about 60 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgaon is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Mahād is about 22 km away. Karanjadi is about 26 km away. Wai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.