# Shirasgaon Village, Niphad, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/shirasgaon/ Village · Niphad, Nashik # Shirasgaon Shirasgaon is a village in Niphad sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,910 people in 509 households**, the 44th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 2,910people (2011) - 509households - 84.4%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Shirasgaon PIN code and other codes Shirasgaon falls in Niphad sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNiphad - Census village code551297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirasgaon from nearby towns? - Niphad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Nashik (district HQ)28 km by road - Nashik (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 Shirasgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shirasgaon; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 school5–10 km · Pimplegaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pimpalgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niphad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shirasgaon known for? About 77% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Shirasgaon Of every 100 households in Shirasgaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Shirasgaon · ■ Niphad rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **81% Toilet within the home ****36%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **45% Tap water ****56%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **46% Use banking services ****67%** **65% Television ****56%** **57% Mobile phone ****68%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **16% Own their home ****92%** **83% 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 Shirasgaon? ■ Shirasgaon · ■ Niphad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **846 Working population ****55.5%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 651 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (43%) · **■** Other work 72 (4%) · **■** Marginal 202 (12%) 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 Niphad - Khede3,055 people - Shivadi3,047 people - Naitale3,010 people - Ramnagar2,983 people - Sawargaon2,868 people - Davachwadi2,821 people - Gondegaon2,817 people - Mukhed2,755 people [All 134 villages in Niphad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirasgaon from Nashik?28 km by road - What is the population of Shirasgaon?2,910 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirasgaon in?Nashik district (Niphad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirasgaon?84.4% (Census 2011)