# Shil Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/shil-551816/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Shil Shil is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 267 households**, the 47th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,165people (2011) - 267households - 64.2%literacy - 401403PIN code ## Shil PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shil is 401403.** Shil falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401403 - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551816 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)54 km by road - Thane (district HQ)89 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)27 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Manor - ○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 watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 36% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 78 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shil · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **50% Toilet within the home ****37%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **72% Tap water ****20%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **93% Use banking services ****69%** **46% Television ****35%** **15% Mobile phone ****50%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **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 Shil? ■ Shil · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **966 Working population ****54.6%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 55.3% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (26%) · **■** Marginal 178 (28%) 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 - Onde1,321 people - Man1,263 people - Ambeghar1,174 people - Khoste1,169 people - Moho Bk.1,113 people - Medhi1,094 people - Bhanapur1,090 people - Shavate1,066 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shil?401403 - How far is Shil from Thane?89 km by road - What is the population of Shil?1,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shil in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shil?64.2% (Census 2011)