# Shekhmirwadi Village, Khandala, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khandala, Satara 

# Shekhmirwadi

Shekhmirwadi is a village in Khandala sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **897 people in 199 households**, the 46th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 897people (2011)
- 199households
- 77.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Shekhmirwadi PIN code and other codes

Shekhmirwadi falls in Khandala sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhandala
- Census village code563195

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

## How far is Shekhmirwadi from nearby towns?

- Khandala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)49 km by road
- Wai (nearest town)26 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 Shekhmirwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhmirwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Shirval
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shirval
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lonand
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Shekhmirwadi known for?

About 23% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Shekhmirwadi

Of every 100 households in Shekhmirwadi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhmirwadi · ■ Khandala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**7%

Tap water ****94%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**53%

Use banking services ****86%**

**76%

Television ****53%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**31%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

Own their home ****92%**

**83%

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 Shekhmirwadi?

■ Shekhmirwadi · ■ Khandala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**881

Working population ****38.1%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 67.2% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 225 (66%)

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 Khandala

- Shedgewadi1,000 people
- Pisalwadi978 people
- Bavkalwadi937 people
- Mariachiwadi917 people
- Bhatghar886 people
- Lohom876 people
- Vadgaon864 people
- Mhavashi824 people

[All 66 villages in Khandala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/khandala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhmirwadi from Satara?49 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhmirwadi?897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhmirwadi in?Satara district (Khandala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhmirwadi?77.1% (Census 2011)