# Rakshas Bhuwan Village, Shirur, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/shirur/rakshas-bhuwan/ Village · Shirur, Bid # Rakshas Bhuwan Rakshas Bhuwan is a village in Shirur sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,201 people in 496 households**, the 17th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,201people (2011) - 496households - 72.3%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Rakshas Bhuwan PIN code and other codes Rakshas Bhuwan falls in Shirur sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirur - Census village code559040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakshas Bhuwan from nearby towns? - Shirur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bid (district HQ)45 km by road - Shirur (nearest town)45 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 Rakshas Bhuwan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Rakshas Bhuwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Shirur K - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shirur K - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shirur K - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Rakshas Bhuwan known for? The main crops are **cotton, bajra and wheat**. About 80% of the 2,723 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,848 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 Rakshas Bhuwan Of every 100 households in Rakshas Bhuwan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rakshas Bhuwan · ■ Shirur rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **71% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****39%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****57%** **67% Television ****27%** **29% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **29% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Rakshas Bhuwan? ■ Rakshas Bhuwan · ■ Shirur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **779 Working population ****55.5%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 60.5% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 903 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (20%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Shirur - Tagadgaon2,571 people - Bawi2,490 people - Tintarwani2,400 people - Hiversinga2,345 people - Gomalwada2,188 people - Shirapur Dhumal2,038 people - Pangri1,996 people - Jatnandur1,853 people [All 94 villages in Shirur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/shirur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rakshas Bhuwan from Bid?45 km by road - What is the population of Rakshas Bhuwan?2,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakshas Bhuwan in?Bid district (Shirur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Rakshas Bhuwan?72.3% (Census 2011)