# Aurwad Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/aurwad/ Village · Shirol, Kolhapur # Aurwad Aurwad is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416104**. The 2011 Census counted **4,540 people in 836 households**, the 29th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%. - 4,540people (2011) - 836households - 89.5%literacy - 416104PIN code ## Aurwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aurwad is 416104.** Aurwad falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416104 - Community development blockShirol - Census village code567360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aurwad from nearby towns? - Shirol (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)57 km by road - Kurundvad (nearest town)3 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 Aurwad? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Aurwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurundwad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurundwad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shirol - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Aurwad known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and vegetables**. About 71% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Aurwad Of every 100 households in Aurwad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Aurwad · ■ Shirol rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****66%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **14% Tap water ****95%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **48% Use banking services ****72%** **73% Television ****56%** **59% Mobile phone ****74%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****11%** **11% Own their home ****84%** **87% 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 Aurwad? ■ Aurwad · ■ Shirol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%** **82.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **864 Working population ****32.0%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 86.7% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 437 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (27%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 394 (27%) · **■** Marginal 218 (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 Shirol - Jambhali4,963 people - Shedshal4,866 people - Nimshirgaon4,851 people - Jayshingpur4,796 people - Chichvad4,285 people - Nrusinhawadi4,168 people - Shivanakwadi4,070 people - Rajapur4,058 people [All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aurwad?416104 - How far is Aurwad from Kolhapur?57 km by road - What is the population of Aurwad?4,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aurwad in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Aurwad?89.5% (Census 2011)