# Shilona Village, Pusad, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pusad, Yavatmal 

# Shilona

Shilona is a village in Pusad sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,589 people in 777 households**, the 9th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 3,589people (2011)
- 777households
- 75.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Shilona PIN code and other codes

Shilona falls in Pusad sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPusad
- Census village code542918

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

## How far is Shilona from nearby towns?

- Pusad (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)120 km by road
- Pusad (nearest town)22 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 Shilona?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Shilona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pusad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Shilona known for?

About 17% of the 2,422 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Shilona

Of every 100 households in Shilona in 2011, 42 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shilona · ■ Pusad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****49%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**49%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Shilona?

■ Shilona · ■ Pusad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**910

Working population ****49.2%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 488 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (22%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (6%) · **■** Marginal 751 (43%)

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 Pusad

- Madhukarnagar4,439 people
- Jamb Bajar4,313 people
- Bhojala4,096 people
- Bori Kh3,661 people
- Lakhi3,488 people
- Harshi3,073 people
- Manikdoh3,039 people
- Pardi3,011 people

[All 187 villages in Pusad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shilona from Yavatmal?120 km by road
- What is the population of Shilona?3,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilona in?Yavatmal district (Pusad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shilona?75.6% (Census 2011)