# Shale Village, Nizar, Tapi (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/nizar/shale/ Village · Nizar, Tapi # Shale Shale is a village in Nizar sub-district of Tapi district, Gujarat, PIN code **394380**. The 2011 Census counted **13,149 people in 2,955 households**, the 1st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 13,149people (2011) - 2,955households - 60.3%literacy - 394380PIN code ## Shale PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shale is 394380.** Shale falls in Nizar sub-district, Tapi district, Gujarat. - PIN code394380 - Gram panchayatShale - Community development blockNizar - Census village code524490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shale from nearby towns? - Nizar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Vyara (district HQ)80 km by road - Nandarbar (nearest town)29 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 Shale? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Shale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school10+ km · Nandarbar - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nizar - ○Degree college10+ km · Nizar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nizar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Shale known for? The main crops are **sorghum, wheat and cotton**. About 17% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Shale Of every 100 households in Shale in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shale · ■ Nizar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****61%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****20%** **32% Television ****16%** **24% Mobile phone ****23%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****64%** **53% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Shale? ■ Shale · ■ Nizar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **933 Working population ****50.4%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 49.9% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 491 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,904 (74%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 468 (7%) · **■** Marginal 754 (11%) 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 Nizar - Fulwadi12,368 people - Kvelde7,511 people - Raygadh7,483 people - Nizar7,416 people [All 79 villages in Nizar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/tapi/nizar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shale?394380 - How far is Shale from Vyara?80 km by road - What is the population of Shale?13,149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shale in?Tapi district (Nizar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shale?60.3% (Census 2011)