# Shirol, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nilanga, Latur 

# Shirol

Shirol is a village in [Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/) sub-district of [Latur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **3,183 people in 689 households**, the 24th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 3,183people (2011)
- 689households
- 76.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Shirol PIN code and other codes

Shirol falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNilanga
- Census village code560782

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

## How far is Shirol from nearby towns?

- Nilanga (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nilanga (nearest town)17 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 Shirol?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Shirol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nilanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Shirol known for?

Products made here include jaggery. About 93% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Shirol

Of every 100 households in Shirol in 2011, 85 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirol · ■ Nilanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****48%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**63%

Television ****9%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Shirol?

■ Shirol · ■ Nilanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**887

Working population ****53.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 498 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,054 (62%) · **■** Other work 72 (4%) · **■** Marginal 76 (4%)

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

- Borsuri3,388 people
- Nelwad3,314 people
- Halsi Tugaon3,285 people
- Badur3,239 people
- Usturi3,137 people
- Sarwadi3,077 people
- Gaur3,053 people
- Hosur2,954 people

[All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/)

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- Shirol · Village, Udgir, Latur · 2,915 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirol from Latur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shirol?3,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirol in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirol?76.8% (Census 2011)