About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a large village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,245 males and 1,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1513.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Devgad
Pincode	416610
Area (hectares)	1513.71 hectares
Population	2,555
Male Population	1,245
Female Population	1,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 1513.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1073.

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 62 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon Road, about 17 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	Nandgaon Road	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devgad	22 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	59 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	62 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devgad 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 2,555. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Shirgaon village has 1,245 males and 1,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Shirgaon is 416610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirgaon covers 1513.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirgaon falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Nandgaon Road, about 17 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 62 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgaon is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Nandgaon Road is about 17 km away. Devgad is about 22 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.