# Sirso Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/sirso/ Village · Murtijapur, Akola # Sirso Sirso is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,588 people in 1,394 households**, the 4th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%. - 5,588people (2011) - 1,394households - 87.4%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Sirso PIN code and other codes Sirso falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurtijapur - Census village code530199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirso from nearby towns? - Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Akola (district HQ)50 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 Sirso? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sirso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Murtijapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hendaj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sirso known for? About 88% of the 2,495 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,123 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 Sirso Of every 100 households in Sirso in 2011, 78 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirso · ■ Murtijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **78% Toilet within the home ****46%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **65% Tap water ****31%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **89% Use banking services ****57%** **64% Television ****41%** **34% Mobile phone ****43%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **39% Own their home ****90%** **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 Sirso? ■ Sirso · ■ Murtijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **88.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **934 Working population ****45.3%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 82.7% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 433 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,653 (65%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 326 (13%) · **■** Marginal 98 (4%) 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 - Mana9,216 people - Kurum6,399 people - Hatgaon5,952 people - Lakhpuri3,440 people - Jamthi Bk.3,399 people - Hirpur2,997 people - Sonori2,765 people [All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirso from Akola?50 km by road - What is the population of Sirso?5,588 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirso in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sirso?87.4% (Census 2011)