# Georai Shemi Village, Sillod, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/georai-shemi/ Village · Sillod, Aurangabad # Georai Shemi Georai Shemi is a village in Sillod sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,313 people in 406 households**, the 43rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,313people (2011) - 406households - 71.0%literacy - 855females per 1,000 males ## Georai Shemi PIN code and other codes Georai Shemi falls in Sillod sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSillod - Census village code548647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Georai Shemi from nearby towns? - Sillod (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)52 km by road - Sillod (nearest town)15 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 Georai Shemi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Georai Shemi; 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 · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sillod - ○Degree college10+ km · Sillod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sillod - ○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, canal / river 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 Georai Shemi known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and sugarcane**. About 85% of the 1,394 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,165 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 Georai Shemi Of every 100 households in Georai Shemi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Georai Shemi · ■ Sillod rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **65% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **83% Tap water ****71%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****68%** **56% Television ****33%** **30% Mobile phone ****70%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **36% Own their home ****92%** **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 Georai Shemi? ■ Georai Shemi · ■ Sillod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673** **856 Working population ****46.5%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 55.3% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 603 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (3%) 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 Sillod - Pimpaldari2,649 people - Leha2,489 people - Mandna2,461 people - Wangi Kh.2,325 people - Khullod2,274 people - Wasai2,270 people - Pangri2,161 people - Kotnandra2,145 people [All 131 villages in Sillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Georai Shemi from Aurangabad?52 km by road - What is the population of Georai Shemi?2,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Georai Shemi in?Aurangabad district (Sillod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Georai Shemi?71.0% (Census 2011)