# Shirdhon Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/shirdhon/ Village · Shirol, Kolhapur # Shirdhon Shirdhon is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **9,486 people in 2,080 households**, the 8th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%. - 9,486people (2011) - 2,080households - 81.3%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Shirdhon PIN code and other codes Shirdhon falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirol - Census village code567348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirdhon from nearby towns? - Shirol (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)45 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 Shirdhon? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Shirdhon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 · Ichalkaranji - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ichalkaranji - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Shirdhon known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and groundnut**. About 95% of the 1,884 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shirdhon Of every 100 households in Shirdhon in 2011, 89 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shirdhon · ■ Shirol rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****40%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **14% Tap water ****66%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **48% Use banking services ****76%** **73% Television ****60%** **59% Mobile phone ****57%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****12%** **11% Own their home ****91%** **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 Shirdhon? ■ Shirdhon · ■ Shirol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **82.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **864 Working population ****44.4%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,207 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,495 (35%) · **■** Household industry 108 (3%) · **■** Other work 890 (21%) · **■** Marginal 512 (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 - Udagaon14,513 people - Danoli14,075 people - Yadrav10,530 people - Dattawad9,711 people - Akiwat9,268 people - Takavade8,735 people - Kothali8,617 people - Chipari7,876 people [All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirdhon from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Shirdhon?9,486 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirdhon in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirdhon?81.3% (Census 2011)