# Shirasgaon Village, Kannad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kannad, Aurangabad 

# Shirasgaon

Shirasgaon is a village in Kannad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,838 people in 388 households**, the 46th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,838people (2011)
- 388households
- 72.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Shirasgaon PIN code and other codes

Shirasgaon falls in Kannad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKannad
- Census village code548356

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

## How far is Shirasgaon from nearby towns?

- Kannad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)67 km by road
- Kannad (nearest town)12 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 Shirasgaon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shirasgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chapaner
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kannad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Shirasgaon known for?

About 83% of the 1,024 hectares of village land is sown, and 774 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 Shirasgaon

Of every 100 households in Shirasgaon in 2011, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shirasgaon · ■ Kannad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****50%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Shirasgaon?

■ Shirasgaon · ■ Kannad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**856

Working population ****55.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 59.3% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 616 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (0%)

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 Kannad

- Palshi Bk.1,935 people
- Lohagaon1,883 people
- Mohara1,871 people
- Kolwadi1,863 people
- Jalgaonghat1,837 people
- Shivrai1,821 people
- Jaitapur1,795 people
- Hasta1,767 people

[All 211 villages in Kannad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirasgaon from Aurangabad?67 km by road
- What is the population of Shirasgaon?1,838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirasgaon in?Aurangabad district (Kannad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirasgaon?72.8% (Census 2011)