# Jirga Village, Mukhed, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/mukhed/jirga/ Village · Mukhed, Nanded # Jirga Jirga is a village in Mukhed sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,062 people in 397 households**, the 41st largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,062people (2011) - 397households - 60.5%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Jirga PIN code and other codes Jirga falls in Mukhed sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMukhed - Census village code545540 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jirga from nearby towns? - Mukhed (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)85 km by road - Mukhed (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 Jirga? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jirga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barhali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukhed - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Jirga known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 81% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 520 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 Jirga Of every 100 households in Jirga in 2011, 56 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jirga · ■ Mukhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **66% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****26%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****65%** **41% Television ****14%** **16% Mobile phone ****55%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **43% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Jirga? ■ Jirga · ■ Mukhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **907 Working population ****67.8%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 48.8% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 297 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 828 (59%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 250 (18%) 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 Mukhed - Wartala2,264 people - Chondi2,232 people - Billali2,215 people - Berli Bk.2,170 people - Hatral2,056 people - Itgyal P.Mu.2,055 people - Salagara Kh.2,051 people - Akharga2,040 people [All 151 villages in Mukhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/mukhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jirga from Nanded?85 km by road - What is the population of Jirga?2,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jirga in?Nanded district (Mukhed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Jirga?60.5% (Census 2011)