# Shirval Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/shirval/ Village · Solapur South, Solapur # Shirval Shirval is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,229 people in 424 households**, the 43rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 2,229people (2011) - 424households - 66.3%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Shirval PIN code and other codes Shirval falls in Solapur South sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSolapur South - Census village code562749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shirval from nearby towns? - Solapur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)32 km by road - Solapur (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 Shirval? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shirval; 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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ingalgi - ○Degree college10+ km · Solapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solapur - ○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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shirval known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 76% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Shirval Of every 100 households in Shirval in 2011, 46 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shirval · ■ Solapur South rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **61% Toilet within the home ****16%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **69% Tap water ****55%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****70%** **60% Television ****18%** **32% Mobile phone ****57%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **21% Own their home ****92%** **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 Shirval? ■ Shirval · ■ Solapur South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **935 Working population ****47.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 53% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (47%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (11%) · **■** Marginal 119 (11%) 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 - Doddi2,308 people - Antroli2,299 people - Shingadgaon2,293 people - Gunjegaon2,250 people - Vadapur2,194 people - Hipparge2,164 people - Sadepur2,146 people - Phatatewadi2,014 people [All 91 villages in Solapur South](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shirval from Solapur?32 km by road - What is the population of Shirval?2,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shirval in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shirval?66.3% (Census 2011)