# Shelpada Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Shelpada

Shelpada is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 121 households**, the 82nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 537people (2011)
- 121households
- 82.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Shelpada PIN code and other codes

Shelpada falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551838

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

## How far is Shelpada from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)43 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)48 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 Shelpada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shelpada; 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 · Yelvan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Onde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○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 watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Shelpada known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 55% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Shelpada

Of every 100 households in Shelpada in 2011, 59 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Shelpada · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**46%

Television ****50%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**54%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shelpada?

■ Shelpada · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**966

Working population ****55.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 74 (25%)

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

- Khandeghar643 people
- Andhari617 people
- Sajan589 people
- Sawarai565 people
- Baste505 people
- Zadapoli505 people
- Chari Bk.498 people
- Sangamnagar484 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelpada from Thane?43 km by road
- What is the population of Shelpada?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelpada in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelpada?82.5% (Census 2011)