# Vikharan Bk. Village, Shirpur, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/vikharan-bk/ Village · Shirpur, Dhule # Vikharan Bk. Vikharan Bk. is a village in Shirpur sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,310 people in 924 households**, the 17th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 4,310people (2011) - 924households - 77.6%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Vikharan Bk. PIN code and other codes Vikharan Bk. falls in Shirpur sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirpur - Census village code526031 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vikharan Bk. from nearby towns? - Shirpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)76 km by road - Shirpur (nearest town)13 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 Vikharan Bk.? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Vikharan Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirpur - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Vikharan Bk. known for? About 94% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Vikharan Bk. Of every 100 households in Vikharan Bk. in 2011, 78 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vikharan Bk. · ■ Shirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **71% Toilet within the home ****28%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **67% Tap water ****88%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **85% Use banking services ****46%** **29% Television ****33%** **26% Mobile phone ****43%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **52% Own their home ****75%** **88% 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 Vikharan Bk.? ■ Vikharan Bk. · ■ Shirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **925 Working population ****42.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.3% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 345 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,026 (56%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (13%) · **■** Marginal 220 (12%) 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 Shirpur - Karvand4,756 people - Palasner4,634 people - Hisale4,365 people - Bhatpure4,317 people - Manjrod4,160 people - Khambale3,956 people - Arthe Kh.3,929 people - Bhoiti3,880 people [All 147 villages in Shirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vikharan Bk. from Dhule?76 km by road - What is the population of Vikharan Bk.?4,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vikharan Bk. in?Dhule district (Shirpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vikharan Bk.?77.6% (Census 2011)