# Shirla Village, Patur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/shirla/ Village · Patur, Akola # Shirla Shirla is a village in Patur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,669 people in 601 households**, the 10th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 2,669people (2011) - 601households - 84.0%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Shirla PIN code and other codes Shirla falls in Patur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPatur - Census village code530396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirla from nearby towns? - Patur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Akola (district HQ)26 km by road - Patur (nearest town)5 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 Shirla? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shirla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Shirla known for? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and jowar**. Products made here include ganapati clay statues. About 83% of the 1,205 hectares of village land is sown, and 942 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 Shirla Of every 100 households in Shirla in 2011, 71 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shirla · ■ Patur rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **60% Toilet within the home ****22%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **74% Tap water ****57%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **54% Television ****42%** **25% Mobile phone ****40%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **52% Own their home ****93%** **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 Shirla? ■ Shirla · ■ Patur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **879 Working population ****49.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 77.3% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 399 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 713 (54%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (8%) · **■** Marginal 90 (7%) 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 Patur - Pimpal Khuta3,267 people - Channi2,869 people - Umara2,796 people - Chatari2,781 people - Gawandgaon2,588 people - Charangaon2,505 people - Deulgaon2,445 people - Babhulgaon2,415 people [All 95 villages in Patur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirla from Akola?26 km by road - What is the population of Shirla?2,669 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirla in?Akola district (Patur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirla?84.0% (Census 2011)