# Sheel Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/sheel/ Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Sheel Sheel is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416702**. The 2011 Census counted **1,203 people in 280 households**, the 31st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,203people (2011) - 280households - 77.9%literacy - 416702PIN code ## Sheel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheel is 416702.** Sheel falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416702 - Community development blockRajapur - Census village code566145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheel from nearby towns? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)75 km by road - Rajapur (nearest town)3 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 Sheel? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sheel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajapur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sheel known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. Products made here include burudkam. About 13% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Sheel Of every 100 households in Sheel in 2011, 79 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sheel · ■ Rajapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **92% Toilet within the home ****61%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **18% Tap water ****66%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **88% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****31%** **28% Mobile phone ****48%** **37% Computer with internet ****7%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **27% Own their home ****82%** **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 Sheel? ■ Sheel · ■ Rajapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164** **1194 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **948 Working population ****55.2%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 175 (26%) · **■** Marginal 355 (53%) 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 Rajapur - Pethwadi1,230 people - Ajivali1,225 people - Kala Savali1,217 people - Bhoo1,210 people - Navedar1,201 people - Oni1,161 people - Sakhar1,127 people - Kharavate1,124 people [All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheel?416702 - How far is Sheel from Ratnagiri?75 km by road - What is the population of Sheel?1,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheel in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sheel?77.9% (Census 2011)