# Shirsangi Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/shirsangi/ Village · Ajra, Kolhapur # Shirsangi Shirsangi is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,680 people in 419 households**, the 15th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,680people (2011) - 419households - 71.3%literacy - 1,129females per 1,000 males ## Shirsangi PIN code and other codes Shirsangi falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAjra - Census village code567944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirsangi from nearby towns? - Ajra (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)98 km by road - Gadhinglaj (nearest town)20 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 Shirsangi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shirsangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nesri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nesri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajra - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Shirsangi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and groundnut**. About 60% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Shirsangi Of every 100 households in Shirsangi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shirsangi · ■ Ajra rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****94%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **4% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **75% Use banking services ****90%** **80% Television ****50%** **47% Mobile phone ****57%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shirsangi? ■ Shirsangi · ■ Ajra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129** **1121 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **933 Working population ****59.5%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 491 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (23%) · **■** Household industry 75 (8%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 148 (15%) 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 Ajra - Kowade1,803 people - Mumewadi1,770 people - Dewarde1,734 people - Maligre1,688 people - Honyali1,655 people - Kasar Kandgaon1,546 people - Belewadi Hubalgi1,542 people - Ningudage1,514 people [All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirsangi from Kolhapur?98 km by road - What is the population of Shirsangi?1,680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirsangi in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirsangi?71.3% (Census 2011)