Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Sherle Sherle is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code 416511. The 2011 Census counted 2,330 people in 538 households, the 17th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 2,330 people (2011) - 538 households - 87.9% literacy - 416511 PIN code ## Sherle PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sherle is 416511. Sherle falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 416511 - Community development block Sawantwadi - Census village code 566914 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sherle from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ) 47 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sherle? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sherle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Banda - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Banda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sherle known for? The main crops are rice, kokam and coconut. About 27% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sherle Of every 100 households in Sherle in 2011, 91 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sherle · ■ Sawantwadi rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 94% - Toilet within the home 63% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 21% - Tap water 32% 30% - Drinking water within premises 44% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 83% - Use banking services 57% 60% - Television 54% 50% - Mobile phone 59% 50% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 17% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 24% 26% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sherle? ■ Sherle · ■ Sawantwadi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.9% 84.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1020 927 - Working population 48.5% 41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 82.1% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 261 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (7%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 258 (23%) · ■ Marginal 520 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sawantwadi - Kolgaon 2,618 people - Aronda 2,465 people - Insuli 2,457 people - Kumbharwada 2,406 people - Kalambist 2,005 people - Nirukhe 1,930 people - Malgaon 1,913 people - Nhaveli 1,879 people All 82 villages in Sawantwadi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherle? 416511 - How far is Sherle from Oras Bk.? 47 km by road - What is the population of Sherle? 2,330 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherle in? Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sherle? 87.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/sherle/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.