# Shirsi Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Shirsi

Shirsi is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 118 households**, the 67th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 572people (2011)
- 118households
- 84.8%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Shirsi PIN code and other codes

Shirsi falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541807

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

## How far is Shirsi from nearby towns?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)18 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 Shirsi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shirsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padanroad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Shirsi known for?

About 19% of the 1,212 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Shirsi

Of every 100 households in Shirsi in 2011, 73 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirsi · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**36%

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

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**75%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****12%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**86%

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 Shirsi?

■ Shirsi · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**926

Working population ****45.8%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 76.1% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 51 (19%)

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 Rajura

- Khambada631 people
- Hardona Bk.608 people
- Isapur607 people
- Siddheshwar579 people
- Babapur558 people
- Chinchbodi549 people
- Tulana525 people
- Manoli Bk.524 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirsi from Chandrapur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Shirsi?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirsi in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirsi?84.8% (Census 2011)