
^ "New trains will start operations from July".Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".It is approximately 240 km (150 mi) from Mumbai on the Eastern Express Highway. 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. The nearest major airports are at Aurangabad and Pune, 115 km (71 mi) and 186 km (116 mi) respectively from Shirdi. The target completion date is 2017 or 2018. There are plans to lengthen the runway from 2,200 metres to 3,200 metres.


The construction, according to the original plans, was completed in February 2016, and the first trial flight landed on 2 March 2016. The airport is located at Kakadi in Kopargaon tahsil area, 14 km south-west of Shirdi. the airports of Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. There are major destinations from Shirdi airport, viz. Shirdi Airport was inaugurated by the President of India, Ramnath Kovind, on 1 October 2017. As of 2011, there are trains from Chennai, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Mysore and other cities/states that have Shirdi railway station as their terminal stop. The Sainagar Shirdi Railway station became operational in March 2009. In Shirdi, 15% of the population is under six years of age. 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%. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Demographics Īs of the 2011 India census, the population of Shirdi stood at 36,004. The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust located in Shirdi is one of the richest temple organisations.

Shirdi is famously known as the home of the late 19th century saint Shirdi Sai Baba. It is located 185 km (115 mi) east of the Western Seashore line (the Ahmednagar–Manmad road), a very busy route. 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 in the Rahata taluka of Ahmednagar District. info) also known as Sainagar) is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
