# Shitole Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Shitole

Shitole is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 55 households**, the 140th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 229people (2011)
- 55households
- 34.7%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Shitole PIN code and other codes

Shitole falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553896

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

## How far is Shitole from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)37 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)7 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 Shitole?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shitole; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Shitole known for?

About 65% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Shitole

Of every 100 households in Shitole in 2011, 58 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shitole · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**27%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**37%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****93%**

**53%

Television ****25%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shitole?

■ Shitole · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**968

Working population ****58.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.6% for men and 26.2% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 128 (96%)

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

- Davansar258 people
- Nanegaon256 people
- Mohili Inam241 people
- Dhaulpada232 people
- Valak226 people
- Ramraj209 people
- Pimpalgaon204 people
- Revoli195 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shitole from Alibag?37 km by road
- What is the population of Shitole?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shitole in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shitole?34.7% (Census 2011)