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Shirgaon population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 5,971 people
Households 1,378 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.18% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.16% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 5,971 3,097 2,874 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 642 324 318 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,699 2,589 2,110 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.18% 93.36% 82.55% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 361 180 181 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,193 599 594 Total workersCensus workers 2,816 1,893 923 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 47.16% 61.12% 32.12% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,219 1,556 663 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 597 337 260 Non-workerspeople 3,155 1,204 1,951
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,378 households and 5,971 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.36% for males and 82.55% for females. Of 2,816 workers, 78.8% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 126 22 Agricultural labourers 239 311 Household industry workers 114 54 Other workers 1,740 210
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Shirgaon (CT) 517 04163 5,971
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 4,195 70.26% Muslim 1,555 26.04% Christian 8 0.13% Sikh 19 0.32% Buddhist 127 2.13% Jain 5 0.08% Other religions and persuasions 1 0.02% Religion not stated 61 1.02%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1004 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 5,971 1,378
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.