About Shigaon Village

Shigaon is a large village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,642, made up of 2,322 males and 2,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shigaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Palghar
Pincode	401501
Area (hectares)	2116 hectares
Population	4,642
Male Population	2,322
Female Population	2,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
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 Shigaon compares

By the 2011 count Shigaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 2116 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shigaon

Shigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shigaon 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 Shigaon from other places

Shigaon lies about 61 km from Thane. 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 Shigaon
Tehsil headquarters	Palghar	5.3 km
Nearest town	Pālghar	5.3 km
District headquarters	Thane	61 km

Villages closest to Shigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shigaon village had a population of 4,642. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Shigaon village has 2,322 males and 2,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shigaon has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Shigaon is 401501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shigaon covers 2116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shigaon falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shigaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Shigaon.

Shigaon is about 61 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shigaon is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Palghar is about 5.3 km away. Pālghar is about 5.3 km away. Thane is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.