# Shiraval Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Shiraval

Shiraval is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,216 people in 323 households**, the 31st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,216people (2011)
- 323households
- 84.1%literacy
- 416602PIN code

## Shiraval PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiraval is 416602.** Shiraval falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416602
- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566460

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

## How far is Shiraval from nearby towns?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)24 km by road
- Kankavli (nearest town)8 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 Shiraval?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shiraval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Klamuli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Shiraval known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and cashew**. About 27% of the 1,102 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Shiraval

Of every 100 households in Shiraval in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiraval · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**18%

Tap water ****3%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****47%**

**58%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****44%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**89%

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 Shiraval?

■ Shiraval · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**934

Working population ****39.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 78.5% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (16%) · **■** Marginal 202 (42%)

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 Kankavli

- Nadgive1,401 people
- Ashiye1,378 people
- Digavale1,317 people
- Asalade1,275 people
- Main1,206 people
- Sakedi1,183 people
- Shivajinagar1,179 people
- Sangave1,155 people

[All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiraval?416602
- How far is Shiraval from Oras Bk.?24 km by road
- What is the population of Shiraval?1,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiraval in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shiraval?84.1% (Census 2011)
