# Shirasgaon Deshmukh Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/shirasgaon-deshmukh/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Shirasgaon Deshmukh Shirasgaon Deshmukh is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,797 people in 359 households**, the 45th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 1,797people (2011) - 359households - 87.5%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Shirasgaon Deshmukh PIN code and other codes Shirasgaon Deshmukh falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528820 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirasgaon Deshmukh from nearby towns? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)55 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)3 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 Deshmukh? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shirasgaon Deshmukh; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 college5–10 km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Deshmukh known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 84% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 353 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 Deshmukh Of every 100 households in Shirasgaon Deshmukh in 2011, 78 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shirasgaon Deshmukh · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **72% Toilet within the home ****43%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **68% Tap water ****38%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **87% Use banking services ****28%** **52% Television ****41%** **32% Mobile phone ****24%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **42% Own their home ****97%** **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 Shirasgaon Deshmukh? ■ Shirasgaon Deshmukh · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096** **891 Working population ****36.8%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 82.3% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 91 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (65%) · **■** Other work 116 (18%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Khamgaon - Gawandhala2,024 people - Wazar1,982 people - Ambikapur1,975 people - Warna1,916 people - Borjawala1,796 people - Jaipur Londe1,733 people - Lokhanda1,725 people - Bhandari1,723 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirasgaon Deshmukh from Buldana?55 km by road - What is the population of Shirasgaon Deshmukh?1,797 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirasgaon Deshmukh in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirasgaon Deshmukh?87.5% (Census 2011)