# Shirshinge Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/shirshinge/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Shirshinge Shirshinge is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416510**. The 2011 Census counted **1,810 people in 484 households**, the 23rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,810people (2011) - 484households - 76.3%literacy - 416510PIN code ## Shirshinge PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shirshinge is 416510.** Shirshinge falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416510 - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirshinge from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)62 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)32 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 Shirshinge? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shirshinge; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary 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 · Sangeli - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Shirshinge known for? The main crops are **rice, ragi and coconut**. About 77% of the 3,152 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,416 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 Shirshinge Of every 100 households in Shirshinge in 2011, 98 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shirshinge · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****54%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **21% Tap water ****57%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **83% Use banking services ****88%** **60% Television ****36%** **50% Mobile phone ****35%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****40%** **26% Own their home ****85%** **94% 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 Shirshinge? ■ Shirshinge · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756** **927 Working population ****38.2%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 42% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (11%) · **■** Marginal 334 (48%) 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 Sawantwadi - Nirukhe1,930 people - Malgaon1,913 people - Nhaveli1,879 people - Kshetrapal1,816 people - Madura1,789 people - Verle1,754 people - Tamboli1,742 people - Talawane1,683 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shirshinge?416510 - How far is Shirshinge from Oras Bk.?62 km by road - What is the population of Shirshinge?1,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirshinge in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirshinge?76.3% (Census 2011)