# Shirole Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Shirole

Shirole is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 283 households**, the 55th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,677people (2011)
- 283households
- 71.2%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Shirole PIN code and other codes

Shirole falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552582

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

## How far is Shirole from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)39 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)28 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 Shirole?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Shirole; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Zadke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Zadke
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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 Shirole known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Shirole

Of every 100 households in Shirole in 2011, 71 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirole · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**90%

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

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**46%

Tap water ****97%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**52%

Use banking services ****60%**

**58%

Television ****33%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****88%**

**80%

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 Shirole?

■ Shirole · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**921

Working population ****35.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 60.8% for women. 39% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (32%) · **■** Marginal 337 (57%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Pimpalghar1,736 people
- Malodi1,732 people
- Parivali1,721 people
- Ghotgaon1,710 people
- Tembhavali1,667 people
- Surai1,661 people
- Dohole1,644 people
- Vadape1,623 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirole from Thane?39 km by road
- What is the population of Shirole?1,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirole in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirole?71.2% (Census 2011)