# Shighre Village, Murud, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/murud/shighre/ Village · Murud, Raigarh # Shighre Shighre is a village in Murud sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,847 people in 421 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 1,847people (2011) - 421households - 85.8%literacy - 1,242females per 1,000 males ## Shighre PIN code and other codes Shighre falls in Murud sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurud - Census village code554261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shighre from nearby towns? - Murud (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)54 km by road - Murud (nearest town)4 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 Shighre? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shighre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murud - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Murud - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Murud - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shighre known for? About 76% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Shighre Of every 100 households in Shighre in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shighre · ■ Murud rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **89% Toilet within the home ****70%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **9% Tap water ****88%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **59% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****53%** **46% Mobile phone ****58%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **23% Own their home ****87%** **88% 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 Shighre? ■ Shighre · ■ Murud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1242** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094** **998 Working population ****27.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.3% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (16%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 280 (55%) · **■** Marginal 89 (17%) 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 Murud - Borli2,862 people - Eakdara2,112 people - Vihour2,021 people - Chordhe2,009 people - Cheher1,759 people - Salav1,674 people - Walwati1,281 people - Khatibkhar1,269 people [All 73 villages in Murud](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/murud/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shighre from Alibag?54 km by road - What is the population of Shighre?1,847 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shighre in?Raigarh district (Murud sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shighre?85.8% (Census 2011)