# Shere Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/shere/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Shere Shere is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,935 people in 402 households**, the 27th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,935people (2011) - 402households - 76.5%literacy - 421301PIN code ## Shere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shere is 421301.** Shere falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code421301 - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552893 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shere from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)32 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 Shere? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shere known for? The main crops are **rice and tendu leaves**. Products made here include bricks. About 40% of the 953 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 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 Shere Of every 100 households in Shere in 2011, 82 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shere · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **75% Toilet within the home ****23%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **68% Tap water ****89%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **81% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****27%** **30% Mobile phone ****48%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****39%** **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 Shere? ■ Shere · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100** **950 Working population ****37.4%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.6% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 249 (34%) · **■** Marginal 215 (30%) 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 - Mugaon2,037 people - Tembhe2,030 people - Dhadhare1,976 people - Chikhalgaon1,962 people - Apate1,911 people - Dhakane1,882 people - Ambarje1,876 people - Saralambe1,873 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shere?421301 - How far is Shere from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Shere?1,935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shere in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shere?76.5% (Census 2011)