# Shirala Village, Paranda, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Paranda, Osmanabad 

# Shirala

Shirala is a village in Paranda sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,492 people in 499 households**, the 10th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,492people (2011)
- 499households
- 77.5%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Shirala PIN code and other codes

Shirala falls in Paranda sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockParanda
- Census village code561102

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

## How far is Shirala from nearby towns?

- Paranda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Osmanabad (district HQ)90 km by road
- Paranda (nearest town)10 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 Shirala?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Shirala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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 school10+ km · Paranda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paranda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paranda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Shirala known for?

About 91% of the 1,668 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,473 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 Shirala

Of every 100 households in Shirala in 2011, 57 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirala · ■ Paranda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****58%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**75%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Shirala?

■ Shirala · ■ Paranda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**811

Working population ****53.2%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 725 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 531 (40%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Paranda

- Sonari2,856 people
- Anala2,798 people
- Asu2,745 people
- Kandari2,577 people
- Loni2,472 people
- Tandul wadi2,280 people
- Khasapuri2,217 people
- Shelgaon2,209 people

[All 96 villages in Paranda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/paranda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirala from Osmanabad?90 km by road
- What is the population of Shirala?2,492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirala in?Osmanabad district (Paranda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirala?77.5% (Census 2011)