# Kushire Village, Panhala, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Panhala, Kolhapur 

# Kushire

Kushire is a village in Panhala sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416229**. The 2011 Census counted **2,823 people in 530 households**, the 23rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 2,823people (2011)
- 530households
- 82.7%literacy
- 416229PIN code

## Kushire PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kushire is 416229.** Kushire falls in Panhala sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416229
- Community development blockPanhala
- Census village code567173

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

## How far is Kushire from nearby towns?

- Panhala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Kolhapur (nearest town)12 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 Kushire?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kushire; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nigave
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kushire known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, groundnut and rice**. Products made here include jaggery, edible oil and sugar. About 74% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Kushire

Of every 100 households in Kushire in 2011, 93 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kushire · ■ Panhala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****97%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**65%

Use banking services ****96%**

**85%

Television ****64%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kushire?

■ Kushire · ■ Panhala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**845

Working population ****33.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (19%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 396 (42%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Panhala

- Borpadale3,133 people
- Punal3,016 people
- Pohale T.Alate2,964 people
- Majegaon2,899 people
- Borivade2,803 people
- K.Thane2,792 people
- Satarde2,746 people
- Tirpan2,531 people

[All 129 villages in Panhala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/panhala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kushire?416229
- How far is Kushire from Kolhapur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kushire?2,823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushire in?Kolhapur district (Panhala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kushire?82.7% (Census 2011)
