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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Shil

Shil is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 11 households**, the 167th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 50people (2011)
- 11households
- 55.0%literacy
- 1,381females per 1,000 males

## Shil PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552080

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

## How far is Shil from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)59 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)40 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 Shil?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Alman
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)12 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 Shil known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Shil

Of every 100 households in Shil in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shil · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****4%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****59%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shil?

■ Shil · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1381**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**968

Working population ****42.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 43% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 13 (62%) · **■** Other work 1 (5%) · **■** Marginal 7 (33%)

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

- Goleghar168 people
- Munguste113 people
- Varai Bk.112 people
- Satronde106 people
- Vardha8 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shil from Thane?59 km by road
- What is the population of Shil?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shil in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shil?55.0% (Census 2011)