About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 343 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Bhiwandi
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	343
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 153rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 12 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Miragaon, about under 2 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	Miragaon	under 2 km
Nearest town	Borivli	4.8 km
District headquarters	Thane	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhiwandi	18 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhiwandi 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 655. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Shirgaon village has 343 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Shirgaon covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Miragaon, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Shirgaon.

Shirgaon is about 12 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirgaon is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Miragaon is about under 2 km away. Borivli is about 4.8 km away. Thane is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.