# Shirpunje Bk. Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/shirpunje-bk/ Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Shirpunje Bk. Shirpunje Bk. is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422604**. The 2011 Census counted **1,572 people in 346 households**, the 50th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 1,572people (2011) - 346households - 64.9%literacy - 422604PIN code ## Shirpunje Bk. PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shirpunje Bk. is 422604.** Shirpunje Bk. falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code422604 - Community development blockAkola - Census village code557176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirpunje Bk. from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)162 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)43 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 Shirpunje Bk.? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shirpunje Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajur - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Shirpunje Bk. known for? About 58% of the 1,154 hectares of village land is sown, and 669 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 Shirpunje Bk. Of every 100 households in Shirpunje Bk. in 2011, 39 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shirpunje Bk. · ■ Akola rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **61% Toilet within the home ****2%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **52% Tap water ****0%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **80% Use banking services ****91%** **84% Television ****4%** **33% Mobile phone ****14%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****82%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shirpunje Bk.? ■ Shirpunje Bk. · ■ Akola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **897 Working population ****53.4%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 57.8% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 591 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 231 (28%) 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 Akola - Chichondi1,663 people - Satewadi1,660 people - Tirdhe1,615 people - Pimparkane1,604 people - Waghapur1,558 people - Panjare1,545 people - Udadawane1,539 people - Agastinagar1,536 people [All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shirpunje Bk.?422604 - How far is Shirpunje Bk. from Ahmadnagar?162 km by road - What is the population of Shirpunje Bk.?1,572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirpunje Bk. in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirpunje Bk.?64.9% (Census 2011)