# Kasarshirshi Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/kasarshirshi/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Kasarshirshi Kasarshirshi is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **8,916 people in 1,613 households**, the 2nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 8,916people (2011) - 1,613households - 71.8%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Kasarshirshi PIN code and other codes Kasarshirshi falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560861 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasarshirshi from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Latur (district HQ)75 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)28 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 Kasarshirshi? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Kasarshirshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 college10+ km · Umraga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Kasarshirshi known for? The main crops are **soybean, sunflower and toor**. Products made here include jaggery and bamboo cane products. About 84% of the 1,602 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,252 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 Kasarshirshi Of every 100 households in Kasarshirshi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kasarshirshi · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **74% Toilet within the home ****20%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****54%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **92% Use banking services ****63%** **63% Television ****36%** **28% Mobile phone ****66%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **32% Own their home ****91%** **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 Kasarshirshi? ■ Kasarshirshi · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051** **887 Working population ****37.3%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 63.2% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,605 (48%) · **■** Household industry 70 (2%) · **■** Other work 942 (28%) · **■** Marginal 244 (7%) 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 Nilanga - Aurad14,536 people - Halgara6,536 people - Nitur6,397 people - Dapka5,031 people - Ambulga Bk.4,960 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kasarshirshi from Latur?75 km by road - What is the population of Kasarshirshi?8,916 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasarshirshi in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kasarshirshi?71.8% (Census 2011)