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- LGD code
- 553932
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population
- 567
- Households
- 143
- Literacy rate
- 29.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1062 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 258
Census 2011 · in context
How Wirani compares
By population, Wirani ranks #93 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.1%
−36.7% vs mandal average
Wirani29.1%
Pen mandal65.8%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,062
+97 vs mandal average
Wirani1,062
Pen mandal965
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Wirani4.0
Pen mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Wirani at a glance
Wirani is a village of 567 people in 143 households (Census 2011) in Pen taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 93rd-largest of 167 villages in Pen taluka. Literacy is 29%, 37 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402107, served by Pen post office; the LGD village code is 553932. The village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 668 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Wirani
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PEN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 171
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 106
- Forest area (ha)
- 37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Wirani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Wirani
- LGD code
- 553932
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population (Census 2011)
- 567
- Population (projected 2026)
- 668
- Households
- 143
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1062
- Literacy rate
- 29.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
- Block / Mandal
- Pen
- Nearest police station
- Loni Police Station (5.7 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)