# Biur Village, Shirala, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shirala, Sangli 

# Biur

Biur is a village in Shirala sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415408**. The 2011 Census counted **2,849 people in 585 households**, the 16th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,849people (2011)
- 585households
- 84.7%literacy
- 415408PIN code

## Biur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biur is 415408.** Biur falls in Shirala sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415408
- Community development blockShirala
- Census village code568289

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

## How far is Biur from nearby towns?

- Shirala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)60 km by road
- Uran Islampur (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 Biur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Biur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shirala
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shirala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shirala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 18 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 Biur known for?

About 62% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 369 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 Biur

Of every 100 households in Biur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Biur · ■ Shirala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**15%

Tap water ****76%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**76%

Use banking services ****93%**

**84%

Television ****62%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Biur?

■ Biur · ■ Shirala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**825

Working population ****37.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 592 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (10%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 279 (26%) · **■** Marginal 70 (6%)

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 Shirala

- Yelapur3,115 people
- Chikhali3,018 people
- Arala2,979 people
- Devwadi2,877 people
- Tadavale2,628 people
- Natoli2,601 people
- Ingrul2,293 people
- Sirasi2,272 people

[All 97 villages in Shirala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/shirala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biur?415408
- How far is Biur from Sangli?60 km by road
- What is the population of Biur?2,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biur in?Sangli district (Shirala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Biur?84.7% (Census 2011)