# Shankar Nagar Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/shankar-nagar/ Village · Solapur South, Solapur # Shankar Nagar Shankar Nagar is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,711 people in 322 households**, the 55th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,711people (2011) - 322households - 76.4%literacy - 856females per 1,000 males ## Shankar Nagar PIN code and other codes Shankar Nagar falls in Solapur South sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSolapur South - Census village code562782 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankar Nagar from nearby towns? - Solapur (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)39 km by road - Solapur (nearest town)39 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 Shankar Nagar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shankar Nagar; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Mandrup - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandrup - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandrup - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Shankar Nagar known for? About 73% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Shankar Nagar Of every 100 households in Shankar Nagar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shankar Nagar · ■ Solapur South rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **61% Toilet within the home ****44%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **69% Tap water ****89%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****45%** **60% Television ****7%** **32% Mobile phone ****29%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****57%** **21% Own their home ****86%** **90% 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 Shankar Nagar? ■ Shankar Nagar · ■ Solapur South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **935 Working population ****37.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 39% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (15%) · **■** Marginal 113 (18%) 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 Solapur South - Yetnal1,881 people - Sangdari1,847 people - Vadakbal1,785 people - Lavangi1,765 people - Rampur1,697 people - Yelegaon1,637 people - Bolkavathe1,627 people - Sindkhed1,625 people [All 91 villages in Solapur South](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shankar Nagar from Solapur?39 km by road - What is the population of Shankar Nagar?1,711 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankar Nagar in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shankar Nagar?76.4% (Census 2011)