# Sirshi Village, Nilanga, Latur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/sirshi/ Village · Nilanga, Latur # Sirshi Sirshi is a village in Nilanga sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 286 households**, the 85th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,379people (2011) - 286households - 74.7%literacy - 858females per 1,000 males ## Sirshi PIN code and other codes Sirshi falls in Nilanga sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNilanga - Census village code560800 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirshi from nearby towns? - Nilanga (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Latur (district HQ)67 km by road - Nilanga (nearest town)25 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 Sirshi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sirshi; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nilanga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nilanga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nilanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sirshi known for? The main crops are **soybean, jowar and toor**. Products made here include pulse mill, jaggery and pottery making. About 80% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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 Sirshi Of every 100 households in Sirshi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirshi · ■ Nilanga rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **74% Toilet within the home ****21%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **80% Tap water ****90%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **92% Use banking services ****71%** **63% Television ****24%** **28% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sirshi? ■ Sirshi · ■ Nilanga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****689** **887 Working population ****41.4%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (52%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Hanmantwadi [ha]1,428 people - Mugaon1,420 people - Shend1,409 people - Ambewadi Masalga1,398 people - Limbala1,360 people - Gurhal1,347 people - Hanmantwadi1,287 people - Malegaon [je]1,283 people [All 162 villages in Nilanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/nilanga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirshi from Latur?67 km by road - What is the population of Sirshi?1,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirshi in?Latur district (Nilanga sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sirshi?74.7% (Census 2011)