Village · Malegaon, Washim
# Ghata Pr. Shirpur

Ghata Pr. Shirpur is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,093 people in 267 households, the 62nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 1,093 people (2011)
- 267 households
- 85.2% literacy
- 918 females per 1,000 males

## Ghata Pr. Shirpur PIN code and other codes

Ghata Pr. Shirpur falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Malegaon
- Census village code 530681

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghata Pr. Shirpur from nearby towns?
- Malegaon (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Washim (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Washim (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghata Pr. Shirpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghata Pr. Shirpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sirpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Washim
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghata Pr. Shirpur known for?

About 83% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 402 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghata Pr. Shirpur

Of every 100 households in Ghata Pr. Shirpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghata Pr. Shirpur · ■ Malegaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 72% 75%
- Toilet within the home 8% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 76%
- Tap water 99% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 90%
- Use banking services 79% 59%
- Television 34% 35%
- Mobile phone 53% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 35%
- Own their home 93% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghata Pr. Shirpur?

■ Ghata Pr. Shirpur · ■ Malegaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.2% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 853 839
- Working population 58.6% 50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 76.9% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 144 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 458 (71%) · ■ Other work 14 (2%) · ■ Marginal 25 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malegaon
- Umardari 1,114 people
- Wardari Bk. 1,110 people
- Malegaon Najik Kinhi 1,109 people
- Irala 1,096 people
- Udi 1,086 people
- Sonala 1,075 people
- Bhera 1,035 people
- Warangi 1,013 people

All 122 villages in Malegaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghata Pr. Shirpur from Washim? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Ghata Pr. Shirpur? 1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghata Pr. Shirpur in? Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghata Pr. Shirpur? 85.2% (Census 2011)

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