# Hurshi Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Hurshi

Hurshi is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 257 households**, the 35th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,206people (2011)
- 257households
- 89.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Hurshi PIN code and other codes

Hurshi falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566246

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

## How far is Hurshi from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)90 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)24 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 Hurshi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Hurshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamsande
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Hurshi known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 16% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Hurshi

Of every 100 households in Hurshi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hurshi · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**71%

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

**7%

Tap water ****7%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**80%

Use banking services ****46%**

**61%

Television ****39%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hurshi?

■ Hurshi · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**86.4%

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

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**924

Working population ****34.5%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 83.7% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (27%) · **■** Marginal 170 (41%)

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 Devgad

- Baparde1,304 people
- Kuvale1,255 people
- Dhalavali1,230 people
- Palekarwadi1,210 people
- Pural1,203 people
- Torsole1,172 people
- Salashi1,164 people
- Talavade1,163 people

[All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hurshi from Oras Bk.?90 km by road
- What is the population of Hurshi?1,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hurshi in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hurshi?89.4% (Census 2011)