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

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Sheel

Sheel is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 187 households**, the 91st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 984people (2011)
- 187households
- 73.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Sheel PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552853

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

## How far is Sheel from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)61 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 Sheel?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sheel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kinhavali
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kinhavali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sheel known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 53% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Sheel

Of every 100 households in Sheel in 2011, 81 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sheel · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**81%

Use banking services ****63%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sheel?

■ Sheel · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**950

Working population ****44.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (9%) · **■** Marginal 208 (48%)

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

- Dehene1,004 people
- Talwade999 people
- Kalbhonde997 people
- Thune Bk.993 people
- Nevare983 people
- Manjare981 people
- Vandre980 people
- Shei979 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sheel from Thane?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sheel?984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheel in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sheel?73.2% (Census 2011)