# Chilhar Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Chilhar

Chilhar is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **400600**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 98 households**, the 163rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 588people (2011)
- 98households
- 44.8%literacy
- 400600PIN code

## Chilhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chilhar is 400600.** Chilhar falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code400600
- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552793

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

## How far is Chilhar from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)130 km by road
- Igatpuri (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 Chilhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chilhar; 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 · Shenve
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chilhar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 57% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Chilhar

Of every 100 households in Chilhar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chilhar · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chilhar?

■ Chilhar · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**950

Working population ****68.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 33.5% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 353 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 46 (11%)

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

- Mamnoli608 people
- Kashti605 people
- Bavghar593 people
- Vedvahal589 people
- Vehloli Kh.588 people
- Hedvali585 people
- Arjunali577 people
- Vachkole568 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chilhar?400600
- How far is Chilhar from Thane?130 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhar?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhar in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhar?44.8% (Census 2011)