# Shirgaon Village, Chandgad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/chandgad/shirgaon/ Village · Chandgad, Kolhapur # Shirgaon Shirgaon is a village in Chandgad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 249 households**, the 52nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 1,226people (2011) - 249households - 73.0%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Shirgaon PIN code and other codes Shirgaon falls in Chandgad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChandgad - Census village code568093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirgaon from nearby towns? - Chandgad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)148 km by road - Belgaum (nearest town)44 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 Shirgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Chandgad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandgad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolhapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Shirgaon known for? About 90% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Shirgaon Of every 100 households in Shirgaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shirgaon · ■ Chandgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****63%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **18% Tap water ****64%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **77% Use banking services ****81%** **81% Television ****46%** **48% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **19% Own their home ****91%** **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 Shirgaon? ■ Shirgaon · ■ Chandgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151** **947 Working population ****50.1%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 410 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (20%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%) 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 Chandgad - Ibrahimpur1,262 people - Mahipalgad1,261 people - Karanjgaon1,242 people - Kanur Bk.1,230 people - Dundage1,224 people - Kalasgade1,197 people - Hallarwadi1,196 people - Tambulwadi1,196 people [All 157 villages in Chandgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/chandgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirgaon from Kolhapur?148 km by road - What is the population of Shirgaon?1,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirgaon in?Kolhapur district (Chandgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirgaon?73.0% (Census 2011)