# Shiradhon Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/shiradhon/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Shiradhon Shiradhon is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,107 people in 406 households**, the 49th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,107people (2011) - 406households - 79.5%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Shiradhon PIN code and other codes Shiradhon falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiradhon from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Latur (district HQ)56 km by road - Latur (nearest town)56 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 Shiradhon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shiradhon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · K.Shirshi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shiradhon known for? The main crops are **soybean, sunflower and toor**. Products made here include jaggery. About 87% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 535 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 Shiradhon Of every 100 households in Shiradhon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shiradhon · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **74% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****46%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****67%** **63% Television ****16%** **28% Mobile phone ****41%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****52%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shiradhon? ■ Shiradhon · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **887 Working population ****46.7%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (10%) · **■** Marginal 206 (21%) 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 - Masalga2,199 people - Bhutmugli2,191 people - Hagranga2,147 people - Yelnur2,121 people - Dadgi2,101 people - Jajnur2,088 people - Shindi Jawalga2,055 people - Shiur2,048 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shiradhon from Latur?56 km by road - What is the population of Shiradhon?2,107 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiradhon in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shiradhon?79.5% (Census 2011)