# Shirale Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg 

# Shirale

Shirale is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 72 households**, the 55th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 229people (2011)
- 72households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,267females per 1,000 males

## Shirale PIN code and other codes

Shirale falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVaibhavvadi
- Census village code566382

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

## How far is Shirale from nearby towns?

- Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)77 km by road
- Kolhapur (nearest town)96 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 Shirale?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shirale; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vaibhavvadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vaibhavvadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yedgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 21 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 Shirale known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. About 6% of the 1,190 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Shirale

Of every 100 households in Shirale in 2011, 86 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirale · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**23%

Tap water ****82%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**59%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****75%**

**35%

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 Shirale?

■ Shirale · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1267**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**971

Working population ****33.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 54.0% for women. 41% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 65 (86%)

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 Vaibhavvadi

- Bhattiwadi285 people
- Nim Arule281 people
- Ringewadi281 people
- Madhaliwadi249 people
- Mandavkarwadi226 people
- Kumbhari216 people
- Akhavane184 people
- Vayamboshi78 people

[All 59 villages in Vaibhavvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirale from Oras Bk.?77 km by road
- What is the population of Shirale?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirale in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirale?68.9% (Census 2011)