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About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is a large village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,211, made up of 1,137 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.21 hectares hectares.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 706.21 hectares
Population 2,211
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirpur compares

By the 2011 count Shirpur is the 9th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 706.21 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shirpur

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

Shirpur lies about 54 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 6.2 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 Shirpur
Nearest railway station Arvi 6.2 km
Nearest town Ārvi 6.4 km
District headquarters Wardha 54 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

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

Common questions about Shirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpur village had a population of 2,211. That makes it the 9th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Shirpur village has 1,137 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

Shirpur covers 706.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirpur falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Arvi, about 6.2 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 village for Shirpur.

Shirpur is about 54 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirpur is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Arvi is about 6.2 km away. Ārvi is about 6.4 km away. Wardha is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirpur (under 2 km), Khadaki (1.7 km) and Eklara (2.3 km).

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

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