# Shimpe Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/shimpe/ Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur # Shimpe Shimpe is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,235 people in 456 households**, the 18th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,235people (2011) - 456households - 80.2%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Shimpe PIN code and other codes Shimpe falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahuwadi - Census village code567081 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shimpe from nearby towns? - Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road - Malkapur (nearest town)6 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 Shimpe? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shimpe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Sarud - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sarud - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahuwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Shimpe known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 87% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Shimpe Of every 100 households in Shimpe in 2011, 88 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shimpe · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****71%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **11% Tap water ****80%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **87% Use banking services ****83%** **68% Television ****47%** **38% Mobile phone ****51%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Shimpe? ■ Shimpe · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **928 Working population ****61.7%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 75.4% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,153 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (10%) · **■** Marginal 38 (3%) 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 Shahuwadi - Save2,337 people - Kotoli2,319 people - Shirgaon2,316 people - Ambarde2,315 people - Turukwadi2,215 people - Panundre1,992 people - Yelur1,973 people - Yelan J.Gai1,958 people [All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shimpe from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Shimpe?2,235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shimpe in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shimpe?80.2% (Census 2011)