# Shirkhal Village, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dapoli, Ratnagiri 

# Shirkhal

Shirkhal is a village in Dapoli sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,086 people in 292 households**, the 40th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 1,086people (2011)
- 292households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,190females per 1,000 males

## Shirkhal PIN code and other codes

Shirkhal falls in Dapoli sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDapoli
- Census village code564864

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

## How far is Shirkhal from nearby towns?

- Dapoli Camp (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)138 km by road
- Dapoli Camp (nearest town)21 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 Shirkhal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dapoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dapoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Savarde
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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)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 Shirkhal known for?

About 70% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 576 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 Shirkhal

Of every 100 households in Shirkhal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirkhal · ■ Dapoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**16%

Tap water ****98%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****38%**

**53%

Television ****30%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Shirkhal?

■ Shirkhal · ■ Dapoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1190**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**949

Working population ****56.4%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 63.1% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 281 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 116 (19%)

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 Dapoli

- Karanjani1,097 people
- Karde1,097 people
- Shivajinagar1,089 people
- Wavghar1,088 people
- Chandranagar1,084 people
- Sakhaloli1,070 people
- Phansu1,069 people
- Unhavare1,065 people

[All 173 villages in Dapoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/dapoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirkhal from Ratnagiri?138 km by road
- What is the population of Shirkhal?1,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirkhal in?Ratnagiri district (Dapoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirkhal?73.5% (Census 2011)