About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is one of the larger villages in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,890, made up of 8,768 males and 8,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3942 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Malegaon
Pincode	444506
Area (hectares)	3942 hectares
Population	16,890
Male Population	8,768
Female Population	8,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 3942 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 925.

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 19 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Malegaon	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kata Road	16 km
District headquarters	Washim	19 km
Nearest town	Wāshīm	19 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirpur village had a population of 16,890. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Shirpur village has 8,768 males and 8,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Shirpur is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shirpur covers 3942 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shirpur falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Kata Road, about 16 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 19 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirpur is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 8.7 km away. Kata Road is about 16 km away. Washim is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.