# Ras Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Ras

Ras is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 72 households**, the 200th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 340people (2011)
- 72households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Ras PIN code and other codes

Ras falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552891

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

## How far is Ras from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)38 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 Ras?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Ras known for?

The main crops are **rice and tendu leaves**. About 45% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Ras

Of every 100 households in Ras in 2011, 27 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ras · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**68%

Tap water ****28%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**28%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****50%**

**60%

Television ****1%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****98%**

**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 Ras?

■ Ras · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**950

Working population ****50.6%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 65.1% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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

- Chinchvali376 people
- Khoste354 people
- Tembhare346 people
- Khutadi342 people
- Tute340 people
- Vashala Kh325 people
- Babare312 people
- Bendekon277 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ras from Thane?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ras?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ras in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ras?70.0% (Census 2011)