# Shirse Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Shirse

Shirse is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416702**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 82 households**, the 191st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 278people (2011)
- 82households
- 88.2%literacy
- 416702PIN code

## Shirse PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shirse is 416702.** Shirse falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416702
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566066

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

## How far is Shirse from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)74 km by road
- Rajapur (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 Shirse?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shirse; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vichare Gothne
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Shirse known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mango**. About 5% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Shirse

Of every 100 households in Shirse in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shirse · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**18%

Tap water ****1%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Shirse?

■ Shirse · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**948

Working population ****44.2%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 82.6% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Rajapur

- Ganganwadi284 people
- Khalchi Bhandarwadi284 people
- Pajavewadi279 people
- Bandhawadi278 people
- Wadativare278 people
- Kond Tiware276 people
- Palye275 people
- Dasur268 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shirse?416702
- How far is Shirse from Ratnagiri?74 km by road
- What is the population of Shirse?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirse in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirse?88.2% (Census 2011)