# Shirashi Village, Mangalvedhe, Solapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mangalvedhe, Solapur 

# Shirashi

Shirashi is a village in Mangalvedhe sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,709 people in 366 households**, the 42nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,709people (2011)
- 366households
- 74.2%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Shirashi PIN code and other codes

Shirashi falls in Mangalvedhe sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMangalvedhe
- Census village code562660

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

## How far is Shirashi from nearby towns?

- Mangalvedhe (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Mangalvedhe (nearest town)21 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 Shirashi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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 · Mangalvedhe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Shirashi known for?

About 42% of the 1,325 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Shirashi

Of every 100 households in Shirashi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shirashi · ■ Mangalvedhe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**61%

Tap water ****10%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**75%

Television ****9%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Shirashi?

■ Shirashi · ■ Mangalvedhe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**866

Working population ****46.3%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 464 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 103 (13%)

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 Mangalvedhe

- Chikhalgi1,885 people
- Uchethan1,794 people
- Mudhavi1,784 people
- Jitti1,709 people
- Maroli1,700 people
- Revewadi1,627 people
- Gharniki1,605 people
- Bavachi1,580 people

[All 81 villages in Mangalvedhe](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/mangalvedhe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirashi from Solapur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Shirashi?1,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirashi in?Solapur district (Mangalvedhe sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirashi?74.2% (Census 2011)