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Shirdhon observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Kalyan mandal is Shaineshwar Maharaj Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Shirdhon itself.
By population, Shirdhon ranks #60 of 87 villages in Kalyan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shirdhon is a village of 745 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Kalyan taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 60th-largest of 87 villages in Kalyan taluka. Literacy is 70%, 5 points below the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 138 km from the Thane district centre, 28 km from Nilaje, the nearest town, 3 km from Rasayani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421204, served by Manpada post office; the LGD village code is 553003. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pulse Multispeciality Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 878 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vadavli Kh →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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