# Shiur Village, Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/shiur/ Village · Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar # Shiur Shiur is a village in Jamkhed sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,848 people in 615 households**, the 7th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 2,848people (2011) - 615households - 68.4%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Shiur PIN code and other codes Shiur falls in Jamkhed sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJamkhed - Census village code558644 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiur from nearby towns? - Jamkhed (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)88 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)88 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 Shiur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shiur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamkhed - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamkhed - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamkhed - ○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 hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Shiur known for? About 79% of the 2,431 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,726 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 Shiur Of every 100 households in Shiur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shiur · ■ Jamkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **62% Toilet within the home ****12%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****60%** **68% Television ****23%** **27% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Shiur? ■ Shiur · ■ Jamkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721** **810 Working population ****59.6%** **55.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 56.9% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,415 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (10%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (2%) 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 Jamkhed - Nannaj5,877 people - Sakat3,454 people - Halgaon3,295 people - Arangaon3,146 people - Dighol2,714 people - Moha2,681 people - Pimparkhed2,600 people - Telangashi2,416 people [All 86 villages in Jamkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shiur from Ahmadnagar?88 km by road - What is the population of Shiur?2,848 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiur in?Ahmadnagar district (Jamkhed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shiur?68.4% (Census 2011)