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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Shilshet

Shilshet is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **708 people in 154 households**, the 72nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 708people (2011)
- 154households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Shilshet PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551827

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

## How far is Shilshet from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)96 km by road
- Palghar (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 Shilshet?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shilshet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Shilshet known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Shilshet

Of every 100 households in Shilshet in 2011, 72 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shilshet · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Shilshet?

■ Shilshet · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**966

Working population ****58.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 333 (80%)

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

- Savaroli792 people
- Ghanode791 people
- Rampur729 people
- Utavali717 people
- Shil697 people
- Anandpur687 people
- Hatane661 people
- Madacha Pada652 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shilshet from Thane?96 km by road
- What is the population of Shilshet?708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilshet in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shilshet?62.7% (Census 2011)