# Gaurwad Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shirol, Kolhapur 

# Gaurwad

Gaurwad is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,631 people in 547 households**, the 44th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 2,631people (2011)
- 547households
- 85.8%literacy
- 416104PIN code

## Gaurwad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaurwad is 416104.** Gaurwad falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416104
- Community development blockShirol
- Census village code567361

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

## How far is Gaurwad from nearby towns?

- Shirol (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kurundvad (nearest town)5 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 Gaurwad?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurwad; 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
- ●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 · Kurundwad
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kurundwad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shirol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gaurwad known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and vegetables**. About 80% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Gaurwad

Of every 100 households in Gaurwad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaurwad · ■ Shirol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**48%

Use banking services ****78%**

**73%

Television ****54%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gaurwad?

■ Gaurwad · ■ Shirol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**864

Working population ****36.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (41%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 180 (19%) · **■** Marginal 59 (6%)

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

- Kanwad3,280 people
- Kondigre3,245 people
- Bubnal3,154 people
- Khidrapur2,759 people
- Hasur2,417 people
- Jainapur2,358 people
- Bastawad2,321 people
- Majarewadi2,273 people

[All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaurwad?416104
- How far is Gaurwad from Kolhapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurwad?2,631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurwad in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurwad?85.8% (Census 2011)