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Shirpur is a town and taluka in Dhule district of Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India. It is located on National Highway 3, which runs from Agra in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Arunavati River and Tapi river flows through the city. Shirpur is 50 km from the city of Dhule. It houses Asia's largest and India's first gold refinery. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies has a campus in Shirpur.[1] Ahead of Shirpur there is a small private airport at Village Tande.
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Coordinates: 21°21′1″N 74°52′43″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Dhule |
• Rank | 2nd in district |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 100,951 |
• Rank | 2nd in district |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi ahirani |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 425405 |
Telephone code | 91-2563 |
Vehicle registration | MH 18 |
Website | www |
The major occupation of the people is agriculture with cotton as the major product. The city has a gold refinery (Asia's largest),[citation needed] a sugar factory and a paper mill.
Shirpur has one seat in the legislative assembly of Maharashtra.
Subhas Colony is the largest and first colony established in Shirpur in the early 1960s In the later 1990s it was divided into Adarsh Nagar. It is named after the freedom fighter of India Subhas Chandra Bose.
Shirpur is known for its implemented irrigation project, started in October 2004, popularly known as the "Shirpur pattern". The project manager for the Shirpur pattern was Suresh Khanapurkar.[2]
Due to the esteemed efforts of Shri Amrishbhai Patel, Shirpur has received nationwide recognition for its water conservation projects, commonly referred to as the 'Shirpur Pattern'. As a result of these projects, the groundwater level has been drastically improved - one can now find ample water at a depth of 60 feet, a major improvement from the 300 feet previously required.[3]
R.C.patel main building school shirpur
The nearest prominent railway stations on the main route are Bhusaval and Chalisgaon, Pachora. Nardana (Taluka Sindkheda) and Amalner are the nearest stations. Bus service is available to Bhusaval, Gujarat and MP state. Indore is 200 km from the city and Nasik is also 200 km from the city. Mumbai is approximately 420 km from Shirpur.
Gujarat Depot and Shirpur Depot buses are available from Shirpur to Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Surat, day and night.
Also Shirpur is well connected to Indore, Khandwa, Khargone, Burhanpur, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam, Sendhwa in Madhya Pradesh State. There are many MSRTC and MPRTC buses run everyday.
Ahead of Shirpur there is a small private airport at Village Tande.
Shirpur is populated by Adivasis
Shirpur is the hometown (Dahivad-Village) of Bollywood actress Smita Patil. There are a few educational institutes in Shirpur christened after her. Thalner-Village which comes under Shirpur tehsil is the hometown of Smt. Shudhhamati, Lata Mangeshkar's mother, affectionately called 'Mai'.