# Shirgaon Village, Khed, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Khed, Ratnagiri 

# Shirgaon

Shirgaon is a village in Khed sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 229 households**, the 76th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 787people (2011)
- 229households
- 74.3%literacy
- 1,186females per 1,000 males

## Shirgaon PIN code and other codes

Shirgaon falls in Khed sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhed
- Census village code565139

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?

- Khed (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)150 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)27 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khed
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 29% of the 2,117 hectares of village land is sown, and 611 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, 94 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shirgaon · ■ Khed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**19%

Tap water ****82%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**76%

Use banking services ****43%**

**55%

Television ****26%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shirgaon?

■ Shirgaon · ■ Khed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1186**

**1103

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**937

Working population ****67.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 214 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (26%) · **■** Other work 51 (10%) · **■** Marginal 130 (24%)

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 Khed

- Posare Bk.799 people
- Diwalewadi797 people
- Ghera-rasalgad795 people
- Tise795 people
- Bhelsai chauthai760 people
- Varovali742 people
- Bhelsai bara Aane Gaonthan740 people
- Mumbake737 people

[All 215 villages in Khed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/khed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirgaon from Ratnagiri?150 km by road
- What is the population of Shirgaon?787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirgaon in?Ratnagiri district (Khed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirgaon?74.3% (Census 2011)