# Shavate Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/shavate/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Shavate Shavate is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 248 households**, the 51st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,066people (2011) - 248households - 63.2%literacy - 993females per 1,000 males ## Shavate PIN code and other codes Shavate falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551766 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shavate from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thane (district HQ)90 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)30 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 Shavate? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shavate; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vikramgad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vikramgad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Shavate known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 1,091 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Shavate Of every 100 households in Shavate in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shavate · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **50% Toilet within the home ****2%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **72% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****17%** **46% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****25%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **54% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Shavate? ■ Shavate · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **966 Working population ****65.2%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 283 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (14%) 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 Vikramgad - Shil1,165 people - Moho Bk.1,113 people - Medhi1,094 people - Bhanapur1,090 people - Ghaneghar1,056 people - Varanwadi1,054 people - Vilshet1,052 people - Moho Kh.1,050 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shavate from Thane?90 km by road - What is the population of Shavate?1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shavate in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shavate?63.2% (Census 2011)