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About Shirpur Village

Shirpur is a large village in Wani tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,435 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1629.33 hectares hectares.

Shirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Wani
Area (hectares) 1629.33 hectares
Population 2,804
Male Population 1,435
Female Population 1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
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 1,039 residents. Its 1629.33 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 103 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Kayar, about 12 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 Wani 12 km
Nearest railway station Kayar 12 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 103 km

Villages closest to Shirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wani 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 2,804. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Shirpur village has 1,435 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Shirpur covers 1629.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shirpur falls under Wani tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shirpur is Kayar, about 12 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 km distance for Shirpur.

Shirpur is about 103 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 Wani tehsil of Yavatmal district. Wani is about 12 km away. Kayar is about 12 km away. Yavatmal is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelu Bk (2.1 km), Chargaon (2.1 km) and Purad (2.8 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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