# Shirgaon Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/shirgaon/ Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur # Shirgaon Shirgaon is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 550 households**, the 16th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,316people (2011) - 550households - 73.8%literacy - 1,133females per 1,000 males ## Shirgaon PIN code and other codes Shirgaon falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahuwadi - Census village code567051 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? - 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 Shirgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shirgaon; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Perid - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Malkapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include gourd. About 96% of the 912 hectares of village land is sown, and 832 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, 92 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shirgaon · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****84%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **11% Tap water ****48%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **87% Use banking services ****64%** **68% Television ****43%** **38% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **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 Shirgaon? ■ Shirgaon · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **928 Working population ****52.2%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 65.3% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 847 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (10%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (7%) · **■** Marginal 149 (12%) 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 - Parali2,399 people - Donoli2,386 people - Save2,337 people - Kotoli2,319 people - Ambarde2,315 people - Shimpe2,235 people - Turukwadi2,215 people - Panundre1,992 people [All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirgaon from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Shirgaon?2,316 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirgaon in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirgaon?73.8% (Census 2011)