# Shirur Village, Athni, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/athni/shirur/ Village · Athni, Belgaum # Shirur Shirur is a village in Athni sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,385 people in 481 households**, the 72nd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,385people (2011) - 481households - 70.9%literacy - 591212PIN code ## Shirur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shirur is 591212.** Shirur falls in Athni sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591212 - Gram panchayatShirur - Community development blockAthni - Census village code597254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirur from nearby towns? - Athani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)175 km by road - Athani (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Shirur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shirur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sambaragi - ○Degree college10+ km · Athani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Athani - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shirur known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and wheat**. About 87% of the 1,014 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shirur Of every 100 households in Shirur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirur · ■ Athni rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **71% Toilet within the home ****5%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **88% Use banking services ****67%** **76% Television ****25%** **37% Mobile phone ****42%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **12% Own their home ****98%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Shirur? ■ Shirur · ■ Athni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126** **909 Working population ****30.9%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 61.3% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 521 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Athni - Kodaganoor2,411 people - Tawashi2,401 people - Desairatti2,394 people - Kusnal2,393 people - Teerth2,359 people - Bevanoor2,312 people - Tangadi2,175 people - Aralihatti2,148 people [All 109 villages in Athni](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/athni/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shirur?591212 - How far is Shirur from Belgaum?175 km by road - What is the population of Shirur?2,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirur in?Belgaum district (Athni sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shirur?70.9% (Census 2011)