About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 636 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.85 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Murbad
Area (hectares)	487.85 hectares
Population	1,243
Male Population	636
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 34th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 487.85 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 977.

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 - 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 72 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kanhe, about 30 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	Kanhe	30 km
Nearest town	Junnar	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murbad	35 km
District headquarters	Thane	72 km

Villages closest to Shirgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murbad 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 1,243. That makes it the 34th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Shirgaon village has 636 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Shirgaon covers 487.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirgaon is Kanhe, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Shirgaon.

Shirgaon is about 72 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 Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Kanhe is about 30 km away. Junnar is about 33 km away. Murbad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.