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About Shirgaon Village

Shirgaon is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 589 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.38 hectares hectares.

Shirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 553.38 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 589
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shirgaon is the 75th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 553.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shende, Shendrun, Shendrun Bk and Shere. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Shirgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirgaon village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 75th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Shirgaon village has 589 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirgaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Shirgaon covers 553.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirgaon falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shirgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shirgaon today is likely to be higher.

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