Shirdi

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Town in Maharashtra, India

Shirdi

Town

Sai Baba's Samadhi Mandir in 2017

Nickname:

Sainagar

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Coordinates: 19°46′N 74°29′E﻿ / ﻿19.77°N 74.48°E﻿ / 19.77; 74.48
Country|  India
State| Maharashtra
District| Ahmednagar
Taluka| Rahata
Government

• Type| Municipal Council
• Body| Shirdi Municipal Council
• MP| Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Shiv Sena (UBT)
• MLA| Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, BJP
Area

• Total

| 13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation

| 504 m (1,654 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 36,004
• Density| 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Marathi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

423109

Telephone code| 02423
Vehicle registration| MH-17

Shirdi (pronunciationⓘ; also known as Sainagar) is a town and pilgrimage site in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2] Shirdi is located in the Rahata taluka of Ahmednagar District. It is accessible via the Ahmednagar–Malegaon State Highway No.10, approximately 83 km (52 mi) from Ahmednagar and 15 km (9.3 mi) from Kopargaon. It is located 185 km (115 mi) east of the Ahmednagar–Manmad road.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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As per the 2011 Indian census, the population of Shirdi stood at 36,004. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shirdi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Shirdi, 15% of the population is under six years of age.[3]

Being a famous pilgrimage site, much of Shirdi's population is made up of tourists, due to the town being home to the 19th-century Indian saint Sai Baba's Samadhi Mandir. Every day, over 60,000 religious tourists visit Shirdi.[citation needed]

## Transport

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### Train

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The Sainagar Shirdi Railway station became operational in March 2009. As of 2011, there are trains from Chennai,[4] Mumbai,[citation needed] Visakhapatnam,[citation needed] Kakinada,[citation needed] Vijayawada,[citation needed] Hyderabad,[citation needed] Mysore,[5] among others.

### Air

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Shirdi Airport was inaugurated by the President of India, Ramnath Kovind, on 1 October 2017. There are major destinations from Shirdi airport, viz. the airports of Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. The airport is located at Kakadi in Kopargaon tahsil area, 14 km south-west of Shirdi.[6] The construction, according to the original plans, was completed in February 2016, and the first trial flight landed on 2 March 2016.[7] There are plans to lengthen the runway from 2,200 metres to 3,200 metres. The target completion date is 2017 or 2018.[8]

The nearest major airports are at Aurangabad and Pune, 115 km (71 mi) and 186 km (116 mi) respectively from Shirdi.[citation needed]

### By car

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Shirdi is accessible via the Ahmednagar-Manmad State Highway No.10, approximately 83 km (52 mi) from Ahmednagar and 15 km (9.3 mi) from Kopargaon. It is approximately 240 km (150 mi) from Mumbai on the Eastern Express Highway.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate various projects in Shirdi tomorrow". The Hindu. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "Shirdi Sai Baba should not be worshipped as deity, says Dharma Sansad". The Hindu. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. ^ "SRM Group launches train service to Shirdi". The Hindu. 27 April 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023.
5. ^ "Mysore-Shirdi weekly train from Aug 1". The Times of India. Hubli. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022.
6. ^ "Shirdi airport work in full swing: Official". The Times of India. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
7. ^ Yogesh Naik (3 March 2016). "First trial flight touches down at Shirdi airport". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
8. ^ Kunal Anand (10 February 2016). "Maharashtra govt made the runway for Shirdi Airport in 2013, rest of it will be made in 2017!". India Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

## External links

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* Shirdi travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi's Official Website
* Visitors guide

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