# Shirgaon Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/shirgaon/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Shirgaon Shirgaon is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,925 people in 961 households**, the 2nd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 3,925people (2011) - 961households - 84.6%literacy - 1,076females per 1,000 males ## Shirgaon PIN code and other codes Shirgaon falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565268 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirgaon from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)120 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)18 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 Shirgaon? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Shirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college10+ km · Chiplun - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khane - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Shirgaon known for? About 21% of the 1,261 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Shirgaon Of every 100 households in Shirgaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shirgaon · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****63%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **23% Tap water ****81%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **79% Use banking services ****62%** **54% Television ****53%** **41% Mobile phone ****47%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****27%** **28% Own their home ****78%** **89% 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 Shirgaon? ■ Shirgaon · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **949 Working population ****39.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 78.3% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 336 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (14%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 632 (41%) · **■** Marginal 336 (22%) 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 Chiplun - Savarde5,055 people - Kapsal3,895 people - Pedhe3,816 people - Pophali3,609 people - Alore3,573 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirgaon from Ratnagiri?120 km by road - What is the population of Shirgaon?3,925 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirgaon?84.6% (Census 2011)