# Shelwadi Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/shelwadi/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Shelwadi Shelwadi is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,707 people in 449 households**, the 65th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,707people (2011) - 449households - 63.9%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Shelwadi PIN code and other codes Shelwadi falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552256 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelwadi from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)6 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 Shelwadi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shelwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Shelwadi known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 20% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Shelwadi Of every 100 households in Shelwadi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shelwadi · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **74% Toilet within the home ****87%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **43% Tap water ****3%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **51% Use banking services ****23%** **54% Television ****26%** **44% Mobile phone ****22%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****57%** **29% Own their home ****78%** **88% 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 Shelwadi? ■ Shelwadi · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1348** **983 Working population ****43.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 53.0% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 441 (60%) · **■** Marginal 235 (32%) 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 Palghar - Awadhan1,744 people - Ten1,743 people - Kirat1,717 people - Uchchheli1,709 people - Hanuman Nagar1,691 people - Kapase1,689 people - Warangade1,684 people - Kolgaon1,672 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelwadi from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Shelwadi?1,707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelwadi in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelwadi?63.9% (Census 2011)