# Shirpur Village, Dharni, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dharni/shirpur/ Village · Dharni, Amravati # Shirpur Shirpur is a village in Dharni sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,600 people in 341 households**, the 30th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,600people (2011) - 341households - 71.7%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Shirpur PIN code and other codes Shirpur falls in Dharni sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDharni - Census village code531430 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirpur from nearby towns? - Dharni (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)155 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)104 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 Shirpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shirpur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khoparkheda - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kusumkot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Shirpur known for? About 88% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Shirpur Of every 100 households in Shirpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirpur · ■ Dharni rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **28% Toilet within the home ****11%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **90% Tap water ****99%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****20%** **35% Television ****31%** **13% Mobile phone ****12%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****57%** **62% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Shirpur? ■ Shirpur · ■ Dharni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **957 Working population ****47.6%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 61.1% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 548 (72%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Dharni - Gondwadi1,656 people - Tembli1,639 people - Hirabambai1,629 people - Golai1,606 people - Mandwa1,492 people - Khari1,487 people - Harisal1,479 people - Nagazira1,458 people [All 156 villages in Dharni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dharni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirpur from Amravati?155 km by road - What is the population of Shirpur?1,600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirpur in?Amravati district (Dharni sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirpur?71.7% (Census 2011)