# Sherwadi Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Sherwadi

Sherwadi is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 212 households**, the 49th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 859people (2011)
- 212households
- 92.0%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Sherwadi PIN code and other codes

Sherwadi falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530223

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sherwadi from nearby towns?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)47 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town)4 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 Sherwadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sherwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murtijapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Murtijapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sherwadi known for?

About 92% of the 792 hectares of village land is sown, and 658 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 Sherwadi

Of every 100 households in Sherwadi in 2011, 65 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherwadi · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****92%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****45%**

**64%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

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 Sherwadi?

■ Sherwadi · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**934

Working population ****62.5%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 89.2% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (68%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 43 (8%)

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 Murtijapur

- Wadgaon Kurum884 people
- Karli870 people
- Rajura Sarode869 people
- Shivan Kh.868 people
- Langhapur833 people
- Dhamori Bk.824 people
- Gaulkhedi806 people
- Yendali806 people

[All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherwadi from Akola?47 km by road
- What is the population of Sherwadi?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherwadi in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sherwadi?92.0% (Census 2011)