# Shil Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Shil

Shil is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 125 households**, the 73rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 697people (2011)
- 125households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Shil PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551814

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?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)32 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)26 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school10+ km · Wada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 84% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shil · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

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

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shil?

■ Shil · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**966

Working population ****87.1%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 85% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 599 (99%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Vikramgad

- Ghanode791 people
- Rampur729 people
- Utavali717 people
- Shilshet708 people
- Anandpur687 people
- Hatane661 people
- Madacha Pada652 people
- Kawadas644 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shil from Thane?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shil?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shil in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shil?69.1% (Census 2011)