# Shirala Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/shirala/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Shirala Shirala is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,388 people in 275 households**, the 60th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 1,388people (2011) - 275households - 58.6%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Shirala PIN code and other codes Shirala falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528911 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirala from nearby towns? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)22 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 Shirala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shirala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Khamgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Shirala known for? The main crops are **cotton and cereals**. About 64% of the 981 hectares of village land is sown, and 579 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 Shirala Of every 100 households in Shirala in 2011, 57 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirala · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **72% Toilet within the home ****15%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **87% Use banking services ****91%** **52% Television ****24%** **32% Mobile phone ****21%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****59%** **42% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Shirala? ■ Shirala · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **891 Working population ****44.5%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 50.9% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 84 (14%) 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 Khamgaon - Nimkawala1,522 people - Rahud1,476 people - Gerumatargaon1,473 people - Pala1,432 people - Kolori1,383 people - Umra Atali1,357 people - Hiwra Bk.1,289 people - Vihigaon1,254 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirala from Buldana?60 km by road - What is the population of Shirala?1,388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirala in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirala?58.6% (Census 2011)