# Shil Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ambarnath, Thane 

# Shil

Shil is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421503**. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 138 households**, the 51st largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 616people (2011)
- 138households
- 58.0%literacy
- 421503PIN code

## Shil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shil is 421503.** Shil falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421503
- Community development blockAmbarnath
- Census village code553068

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shil from nearby towns?

- Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)57 km by road
- Badlapur (nearest town)15 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 Shil?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badlapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Badlapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambarnath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Shil known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Shil

Of every 100 households in Shil in 2011, 39 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shil · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**31%

Tap water ****12%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**42%

Use banking services ****21%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**76%

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 Shil?

■ Shil · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**923

Working population ****51.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 46.8% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (10%) · **■** Other work 73 (23%) · **■** Marginal 93 (29%)

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 Ambarnath

- Bhoj711 people
- Pali686 people
- Jambhale633 people
- Ambeshiv Kh624 people
- Shiravali600 people
- Kakole597 people
- Sonavale587 people
- Jambhilghar548 people

[All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shil?421503
- How far is Shil from Thane?57 km by road
- What is the population of Shil?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shil in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shil?58.0% (Census 2011)