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

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Shei

Shei is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **979 people in 198 households**, the 95th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 979people (2011)
- 198households
- 85.7%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Shei PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552894

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

## How far is Shei from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)34 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 Shei?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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 · Shahapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Shei known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Shei

Of every 100 households in Shei in 2011, 81 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shei · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**26%

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

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****88%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Shei?

■ Shei · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**950

Working population ****50.7%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 158 (32%) · **■** Marginal 277 (56%)

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

- Sheel984 people
- Nevare983 people
- Manjare981 people
- Vandre980 people
- Kanadi969 people
- Sarmal956 people
- Pendharghol952 people
- Kasagaon930 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shei from Thane?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shei?979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shei in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shei?85.7% (Census 2011)