# Sarshiv Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Sarshiv

Sarshiv is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 228 households**, the 84th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 989people (2011)
- 228households
- 83.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Sarshiv PIN code and other codes

Sarshiv falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528956

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

## How far is Sarshiv from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)54 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)28 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 Sarshiv?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarshiv; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kalambeshwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)19 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 Sarshiv known for?

About 52% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Sarshiv

Of every 100 households in Sarshiv in 2011, 72 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sarshiv · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****79%**

**62%

Television ****43%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sarshiv?

■ Sarshiv · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****483**

**828

Working population ****52.7%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 74.8% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Mehkar

- Sonargavhan1,051 people
- Shahapur1,037 people
- Moli1,024 people
- Kasarkhed989 people
- Sarangpur985 people
- Gajarkhed928 people
- Kambarkhed879 people
- Rajgad873 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sarshiv from Buldana?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sarshiv?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarshiv in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sarshiv?83.2% (Census 2011)