# Shelti Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Shelti

Shelti is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 42 households**, the 173rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 154people (2011)
- 42households
- 43.8%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Shelti PIN code and other codes

Shelti falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551688

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

## How far is Shelti from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)116 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)18 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 Shelti?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shelti; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dahanu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bordi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Shelti known for?

The main crops are **toddy and madi**. About 57% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Shelti

Of every 100 households in Shelti in 2011, 37 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shelti · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****21%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Shelti?

■ Shelti · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**979

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 35.3% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (10%) · **■** Other work 12 (14%) · **■** Marginal 52 (60%)

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 Dahanu

- Mhasad422 people
- Tornipada284 people
- Sasvand266 people
- Bhavadi201 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelti from Thane?116 km by road
- What is the population of Shelti?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelti in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelti?43.8% (Census 2011)