# Shirpur Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Shirpur

Shirpur is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 287 households**, the 19th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 1,164people (2011)
- 287households
- 85.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Shirpur PIN code and other codes

Shirpur falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538639

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

## How far is Shirpur from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)70 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)30 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 Shirpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shirpur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deolgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Shirpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Shirpur

Of every 100 households in Shirpur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirpur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**66%

Tap water ****67%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**87%

Television ****5%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Shirpur?

■ Shirpur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**956

Working population ****64.3%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (58%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 43 (6%)

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 Kurkheda

- Ghati1,272 people
- Purada1,270 people
- Khedegaon1,232 people
- Gurnoli1,170 people
- Nanhi1,147 people
- Dadapur1,144 people
- Charbhatti1,109 people
- Ramgad1,105 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirpur from Gadchiroli?70 km by road
- What is the population of Shirpur?1,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirpur in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirpur?85.3% (Census 2011)