# Shaha Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/shaha/ Village · Karanja, Washim # Shaha Shaha is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 470 households**, the 9th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 2,127people (2011) - 470households - 85.4%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Shaha PIN code and other codes Shaha falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code530865 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shaha from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Washim (district HQ)74 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)12 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 Shaha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Shaha; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karanja - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karanja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Shaha known for? About 84% of the 1,643 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,280 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 Shaha Of every 100 households in Shaha in 2011, 73 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shaha · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **76% Toilet within the home ****45%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **57% Tap water ****4%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **90% Use banking services ****62%** **62% Television ****34%** **34% Mobile phone ****26%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **42% Own their home ****94%** **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 Shaha? ■ Shaha · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **926 Working population ****50.2%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 79.0% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 119 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 874 (82%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%) 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 Karanja - Kali4,173 people - Dhamni3,895 people - Manbha3,865 people - Kajaleshwar3,631 people - Bhambdevi1,961 people - Pimpri1,932 people - Shelu Bk.1,901 people - Sohal1,841 people [All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shaha from Washim?74 km by road - What is the population of Shaha?2,127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaha in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shaha?85.4% (Census 2011)