# Ghosarwad Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/ghosarwad/ Village · Shirol, Kolhapur # Ghosarwad Ghosarwad is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416107**. The 2011 Census counted **6,615 people in 1,391 households**, the 16th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%. - 6,615people (2011) - 1,391households - 80.7%literacy - 416107PIN code ## Ghosarwad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghosarwad is 416107.** Ghosarwad falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416107 - Community development blockShirol - Census village code567368 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghosarwad from nearby towns? - Shirol (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road - Kurundvad (nearest town)11 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 Ghosarwad? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosarwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurundwad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaisingpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Ghosarwad known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and groundnut**. Products made here include broom. About 89% of the 1,221 hectares of village land is sown, and 659 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 Ghosarwad Of every 100 households in Ghosarwad in 2011, 90 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghosarwad · ■ Shirol rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****53%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **14% Tap water ****62%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **48% Use banking services ****74%** **73% Television ****53%** **59% Mobile phone ****52%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **11% Own their home ****93%** **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 Ghosarwad? ■ Ghosarwad · ■ Shirol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **82.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **864 Working population ****36.2%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.9% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 933 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (19%) · **■** Household industry 97 (4%) · **■** Other work 623 (26%) · **■** Marginal 293 (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 Shirol - Chipari7,876 people - Dharangutti7,233 people - Herwad7,165 people - Alas6,616 people - Shiradwad6,167 people - Terwad5,986 people - Arjunwad5,641 people - Shirati5,640 people [All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghosarwad?416107 - How far is Ghosarwad from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Ghosarwad?6,615 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghosarwad in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghosarwad?80.7% (Census 2011)