# Shirwad Village, Afzalpur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/shirwad/ Village · Afzalpur, Gulbarga # Shirwad Shirwad is a village in Afzalpur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,558 people in 254 households**, the 40th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,558people (2011) - 254households - 59.9%literacy - 585301PIN code ## Shirwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shirwad is 585301.** Shirwad falls in Afzalpur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. - PIN code585301 - Gram panchayatGour - Community development blockAfzalpur - Census village code620103 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirwad from nearby towns? - Afzalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gulbarga (district HQ)64 km by road - Afzalpur (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 Shirwad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shirwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Afzalpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Afzalpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Afzalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shirwad known for? The main crops are **tur dal**. About 97% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Shirwad Of every 100 households in Shirwad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirwad · ■ Afzalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **82% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****6%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****67%** **64% Television ****25%** **35% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shirwad? ■ Shirwad · ■ Afzalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **937 Working population ****45.0%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 48.5% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 115 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (63%) · **■** Other work 133 (19%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Afzalpur - Shivajinagar1,714 people - Gour1,709 people - Hinchgera1,651 people - Goudgaon1,615 people - Huvinhalli1,557 people - Matoli1,556 people - Bhognalli1,545 people - Diksanga1,516 people [All 93 villages in Afzalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/afzalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shirwad?585301 - How far is Shirwad from Gulbarga?64 km by road - What is the population of Shirwad?1,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirwad in?Gulbarga district (Afzalpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shirwad?59.9% (Census 2011)