# Shirson Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mokhada, Thane 

# Shirson

Shirson is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 138 households**, the 50th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 650people (2011)
- 138households
- 48.4%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Shirson PIN code and other codes

Shirson falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMokhada
- Census village code551978

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

## How far is Shirson from nearby towns?

- Mokhada (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)140 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)34 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 Shirson?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shirson; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khoch
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mokhada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawahar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shirson known for?

The main crops are **rice and nagli**. About 100% of the 925 hectares of village land is sown, and 923 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 Shirson

Of every 100 households in Shirson in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shirson · ■ Mokhada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****56%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****85%**

**72%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Shirson?

■ Shirson · ■ Mokhada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**954

Working population ****48.6%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 39.9% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 166 (53%)

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 Mokhada

- Kalamgaon691 people
- Sawarde690 people
- Swaminagar687 people
- Dhamani671 people
- Pachaghar648 people
- Nilmati601 people
- Shastrinagar590 people
- Lakshiminagar582 people

[All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shirson from Thane?140 km by road
- What is the population of Shirson?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shirson in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shirson?48.4% (Census 2011)