# Shipur Village, Miraj, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/miraj/shipur/ Village · Miraj, Sangli # Shipur Shipur is a village in Miraj sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,534 people in 578 households**, the 41st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 2,534people (2011) - 578households - 84.5%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Shipur PIN code and other codes Shipur falls in Miraj sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMiraj - Census village code568739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shipur from nearby towns? - Miraj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)20 km by road - Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)20 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 Shipur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Miraj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Erondoli Nalki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhavnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shipur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, grapes and wheat**. About 41% of the 1,768 hectares of village land is sown, and 693 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 Shipur Of every 100 households in Shipur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shipur · ■ Miraj rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **83% Toilet within the home ****50%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **32% Tap water ****62%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **59% Use banking services ****81%** **76% Television ****37%** **51% Mobile phone ****39%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****23%** **12% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Shipur? ■ Shipur · ■ Miraj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **871 Working population ****42.8%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 76.9% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 504 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (41%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (9%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%) 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 Miraj - Kalambi3,067 people - Karoli3,016 people - Dhavali2,969 people - Padmale2,692 people - Chabukswarwadi2,048 people - Shindewadi1,975 people - Kharkatwadi1,943 people - Savalwadi1,818 people [All 65 villages in Miraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/miraj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shipur from Sangli?20 km by road - What is the population of Shipur?2,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shipur in?Sangli district (Miraj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shipur?84.5% (Census 2011)