# Shigaon, Walwa, Sangli (Maharashtra) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Walwa, Sangli 

# Shigaon

Shigaon is a village in [Walwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/walwa/) sub-district of [Sangli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/), PIN code **412302**. The 2011 Census counted **6,844 people in 1,457 households**, the 16th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 6,844people (2011)
- 1,457households
- 83.4%literacy
- 412302PIN code

## Shigaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shigaon is 412302.** Shigaon falls in Walwa sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code412302
- Community development blockWalwa
- Census village code568399

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

## How far is Shigaon from nearby towns?

- Uran Islampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ashta (nearest town)10 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 Shigaon?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Shigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Asta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Asta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Shigaon known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 89% of the 960 hectares of village land is sown, and 547 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 Shigaon

Of every 100 households in Shigaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Shigaon · ■ Walwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**14%

Tap water ****74%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**58%

Use banking services ****91%**

**85%

Television ****64%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Shigaon?

■ Shigaon · ■ Walwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**793

Working population ****44.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 75.7% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 968 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,039 (34%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 595 (20%) · **■** Marginal 375 (12%)

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 Walwa

- Gotkhindi7,592 people
- Kurlap7,188 people
- Aitavade Kh6,990 people
- Rethare Harnaksha6,976 people
- Yelur6,798 people
- Bahadurwadi6,566 people
- Yede Nipani6,219 people
- Rethare Dharan6,213 people

[All 96 villages in Walwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/walwa/villages/)

## Other places named Shigaon

- Shigaon · Village, Palghar, Thane · 4,642 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shigaon?412302
- How far is Shigaon from Sangli?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shigaon?6,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shigaon in?Sangli district (Walwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shigaon?83.4% (Census 2011)