# Shilte Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Shilte

Shilte is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401102**. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 134 households**, the 166th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 605people (2011)
- 134households
- 69.8%literacy
- 401102PIN code

## Shilte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shilte is 401102.** Shilte falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401102
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552303

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

## How far is Shilte from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)92 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)32 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 Shilte?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shilte; 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 school5–10 km · Safala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Safala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Shilte known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 20% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Shilte

Of every 100 households in Shilte in 2011, 74 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shilte · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**43%

Tap water ****13%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**51%

Use banking services ****44%**

**54%

Television ****36%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****45%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shilte?

■ Shilte · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660**

**983

Working population ****42.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 60.6% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (52%) · **■** Marginal 81 (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

- Nagavepada642 people
- Bhadave634 people
- Dapoli628 people
- Vengani610 people
- Khutad602 people
- Damkhind596 people
- Bandate573 people
- Ambadi561 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shilte?401102
- How far is Shilte from Thane?92 km by road
- What is the population of Shilte?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilte in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shilte?69.8% (Census 2011)