# Shastrinagar Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/shastrinagar/ Village · Murbad, Thane # Shastrinagar Shastrinagar is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,450 people in 296 households**, the 20th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,450people (2011) - 296households - 77.9%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Shastrinagar PIN code and other codes Shastrinagar falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurbad - Census village code553122 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shastrinagar from nearby towns? - Murbad (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Thane (district HQ)30 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)30 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 Shastrinagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shastrinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 · Murbad - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shastrinagar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 86% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Shastrinagar Of every 100 households in Shastrinagar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shastrinagar · ■ Murbad rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **79% Toilet within the home ****12%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **68% Tap water ****1%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **86% Use banking services ****32%** **62% Television ****36%** **26% Mobile phone ****44%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****39%** **39% Own their home ****90%** **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 Shastrinagar? ■ Shastrinagar · ■ Murbad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **954 Working population ****55.0%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 154 (19%) · **■** Marginal 484 (61%) 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 Murbad - Zadghar1,505 people - Sajai1,489 people - Manivali Shirvali1,480 people - Umbarpada1,456 people - Dhanivali1,440 people - Nagaon1,435 people - Manivali Bk.1,407 people - Talegaon1,395 people [All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shastrinagar from Thane?30 km by road - What is the population of Shastrinagar?1,450 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shastrinagar in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shastrinagar?77.9% (Census 2011)