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About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 676 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.79 hectares hectares.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 834.79 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 676
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shirpur compares

By the 2011 count Shirpur is the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 834.79 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 38 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 25 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 Arni 7.7 km
Nearest town Digras 20 km
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 25 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 38 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arni 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 1,297. That makes it the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Shirpur village has 676 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Shirpur covers 834.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirpur falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Ladkhed, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shirpur.

Shirpur is about 38 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirpur is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 7.7 km away. Digras is about 20 km away. Ladkhed is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satara (2.9 km), Jamb (3.2 km) and Parsoda (3.4 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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