# Shiroshi Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/shiroshi/ Village · Murbad, Thane # Shiroshi Shiroshi is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,130 people in 262 households**, the 47th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,130people (2011) - 262households - 72.4%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Shiroshi PIN code and other codes Shiroshi falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurbad - Census village code553196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiroshi from nearby towns? - Murbad (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Thane (district HQ)100 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)72 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 Shiroshi? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Shiroshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shiroshi - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khapari - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shiroshi known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 940 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Shiroshi Of every 100 households in Shiroshi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shiroshi · ■ Murbad rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **79% Toilet within the home ****27%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **68% Tap water ****67%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **86% Use banking services ****61%** **62% Television ****31%** **26% Mobile phone ****47%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **39% Own their home ****90%** **94% 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 Shiroshi? ■ Shiroshi · ■ Murbad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **954 Working population ****52.7%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 265 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (32%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (16%) · **■** Marginal 31 (5%) 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 Murbad - Malhed1,181 people - Sonavale1,164 people - Kisal1,150 people - Sasane1,146 people - Karavale1,118 people - Nadhai1,116 people - Mohaghar1,109 people - Tokawade1,106 people [All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shiroshi from Thane?100 km by road - What is the population of Shiroshi?1,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiroshi in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shiroshi?72.4% (Census 2011)