# Shelte Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Shelte

Shelte is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 108 households**, the 119th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 530people (2011)
- 108households
- 72.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Shelte PIN code and other codes

Shelte falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552032

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

## How far is Shelte from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)71 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)28 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 Shelte?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shelte; 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 · Guhir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Shelte known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Shelte

Of every 100 households in Shelte in 2011, 88 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shelte · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**74%

Use banking services ****86%**

**55%

Television ****30%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Shelte?

■ Shelte · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**968

Working population ****58.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 197 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (34%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Vada

- Chendavali555 people
- Khutal549 people
- Devali Tarf Kohaj548 people
- Devali544 people
- Nishet521 people
- Khaire Ambivali519 people
- Kumdal517 people
- Kurle514 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelte from Thane?71 km by road
- What is the population of Shelte?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelte in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelte?72.1% (Census 2011)