# Shirgaon Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/shirgaon/ Village · Chikodi, Belgaum # Shirgaon Shirgaon is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591214**. The 2011 Census counted **4,572 people in 974 households**, the 34th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 4,572people (2011) - 974households - 65.7%literacy - 591214PIN code ## Shirgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shirgaon is 591214.** Shirgaon falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591214 - Gram panchayatShirgaon - Community development blockChikodi - Census village code597196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirgaon from nearby towns? - Chikodi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)85 km by road - Chikodi (nearest town)8 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 Shirgaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Shirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chikodi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikodi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chikodi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Shirgaon known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and wheat**. About 67% of the 721 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Shirgaon Of every 100 households in Shirgaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirgaon · ■ Chikodi rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **68% Tap water ****32%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****49%** **76% Television ****39%** **50% Mobile phone ****45%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **11% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Shirgaon? ■ Shirgaon · ■ Chikodi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **901 Working population ****53.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 57.8% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 776 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (20%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 368 (15%) · **■** Marginal 774 (32%) 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 Chikodi - Nanadi5,866 people - Jodakurli5,686 people - Kallol5,171 people - Kodni4,688 people - Walki4,509 people - Chinchani4,483 people - Umrani4,349 people - Adi4,261 people [All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shirgaon?591214 - How far is Shirgaon from Belgaum?85 km by road - What is the population of Shirgaon?4,572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirgaon in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shirgaon?65.7% (Census 2011)