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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 547816
- Pincode
- 431204
- Post office
- Ambad
- Population
- 904
- Households
- 194
- Literacy rate
- 51.5%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 516
- Distance to district centre
- 166 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 170 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 468 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 214 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hazur Sahib Nanded · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jaundice Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shiradhon compares
By population, Shiradhon ranks #98 of 137 villages in Ambad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.5%
−6.2% vs mandal average
- Shiradhon
- 51.5%
- Ambad mandal
- 57.7%
- Jalna district
- 61.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+36 vs mandal average
- Shiradhon
- 978
- Ambad mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shiradhon
- 4.7
- Ambad mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shiradhon at a glance
Shiradhon is a village of 904 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Ambad taluka, Jalna district, Maharashtra, the 98th-largest of 137 villages in Ambad taluka. Literacy is 52%, 6 points below the taluka average of 58% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 166 km from the Jalna district centre, 14 km from Narsi, the nearest town, 22 km from Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431204, served by Ambad post office; the LGD village code is 547816. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jaundice Hospital, 16 km away. The village votes in Ghansawangi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hikmat Udhan. The population is estimated at 1,066 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shiradhon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AMBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 670.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 437
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.97
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shiradhon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shiradhon
- LGD code
- 547816
- Pincode
- 431204
- Post office
- Ambad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 904
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,066
- Households
- 194
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 51.5%
- Coordinates
- 18.96139°N, 77.32417°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Parbhani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ghansawangi
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Jadhav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hikmat Udhan
- Block / Mandal
- Ambad
Getting there
How to reach Shiradhon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai468 kmcapital
- Hyderabad214 km
- Bengaluru667 km
- Chennai726 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHazur Sahib Nanded22 km
- Bus stopNanded23 km
- Hospital / PHCJaundice Hospital16 km
- ATM / bankBank of India24 km
- Petrol pumphp15 km
- CollegeMatoshri College16 km
- Police stationPalam Police Station40 km
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- Patharwala Bk.
- Parner
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- Rui
- Shahapur
- Antarwali Sarathi
- Churmapuri
- Bhardi
- Dahipuri
- Bhamberi
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- Lalwadi
- Parada
- Ekalahera
- Shevga
- Hast Pokhari
- Dhangar Pimpari
- Sadegaon
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)