# Shiwara Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Shiwara

Shiwara is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **909 people in 230 households**, the 55th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 909people (2011)
- 230households
- 70.6%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Shiwara PIN code and other codes

Shiwara falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540411

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

## How far is Shiwara from nearby towns?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)76 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 Shiwara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Shiwara; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Shankarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chimur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chimur
- ○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

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Shiwara known for?

About 66% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Shiwara

Of every 100 households in Shiwara in 2011, 68 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiwara · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****66%**

**69%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Shiwara?

■ Shiwara · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**960

Working population ****65.0%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (34%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 140 (24%)

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 Chimur

- Murpar Tukum947 people
- Puyardand940 people
- Bamhani931 people
- Mhasali911 people
- Bandar902 people
- Rengabodi R887 people
- Wagheda878 people
- Khangaon856 people

[All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shiwara from Chandrapur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Shiwara?909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiwara in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shiwara?70.6% (Census 2011)