# Shihu Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/shihu/ Village · Pen, Raigarh # Shihu Shihu is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,820 people in 875 households**, the 3rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 3,820people (2011) - 875households - 75.8%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Shihu PIN code and other codes Shihu falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPen - Census village code553985 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shihu from nearby towns? - Pen (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)35 km by road - Pen (nearest town)35 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 Shihu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Shihu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagothane - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Shihu known for? About 17% of the 1,430 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Shihu Of every 100 households in Shihu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shihu · ■ Pen rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **85% Toilet within the home ****52%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **27% Tap water ****77%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **57% Use banking services ****74%** **53% Television ****61%** **53% Mobile phone ****34%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Shihu? ■ Shihu · ■ Pen rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **968 Working population ****49.8%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 913 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (10%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 214 (11%) · **■** Marginal 573 (30%) 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 Pen - Rave5,077 people - Jite4,415 people - Wadkhal3,419 people - Kalave3,385 people - Wave2,747 people - Washi2,671 people [All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shihu from Alibag?35 km by road - What is the population of Shihu?3,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shihu in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shihu?75.8% (Census 2011)