# Shensari Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/shensari/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Shensari Shensari is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,001 people in 378 households**, the 58th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 2,001people (2011) - 378households - 32.1%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Shensari PIN code and other codes Shensari falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shensari from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Thane (district HQ)180 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)39 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 Shensari? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shensari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Vangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Shensari known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 1,258 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Shensari Of every 100 households in Shensari in 2011, 46 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shensari · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **46% Toilet within the home ****32%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****6%** **21% Mobile phone ****8%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****78%** **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 Shensari? ■ Shensari · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****32.1%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **979 Working population ****59.5%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 40.6% for men and 23.8% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 517 (43%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (3%) · **■** Marginal 284 (24%) 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 - Gowane2,051 people - Kolavali2,048 people - Chandranagar2,039 people - Vasantwadi2,009 people - Nikane1,975 people - Ganjad1,966 people - Kandarwadi1,965 people - Raipada1,964 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shensari from Thane?180 km by road - What is the population of Shensari?2,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shensari in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shensari?32.1% (Census 2011)