# Aghai Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/aghai/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Aghai Aghai is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,276 people in 423 households**, the 16th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,276people (2011) - 423households - 69.3%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Aghai PIN code and other codes Aghai falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552690 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aghai from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Thane (district HQ)75 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)42 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 Aghai? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Aghai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Shahapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Aghai known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 1,311 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Aghai Of every 100 households in Aghai in 2011, 64 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Aghai · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **75% Toilet within the home ****33%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **68% Tap water ****30%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **81% Use banking services ****40%** **60% Television ****29%** **30% Mobile phone ****39%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **43% Own their home ****94%** **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 Aghai? ■ Aghai · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **950 Working population ****41.4%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 60.1% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (24%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 159 (17%) · **■** Marginal 416 (44%) 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 Shahapur - Vehloli Bk.2,797 people - Kasara Kh.2,588 people - Atgaon2,453 people - Mokhavane2,403 people - Dolkhamb2,257 people - Tanasa2,178 people - Dahigaon2,171 people - Dhasai2,148 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aghai from Thane?75 km by road - What is the population of Aghai?2,276 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aghai in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Aghai?69.3% (Census 2011)