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About Shil Village

Shil is a mid sized village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 319 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shil village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Pincode 421503
Area (hectares) 494.92 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 319
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shil compares

By the 2011 count Shil is the 51st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 494.92 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Shil

Shil is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shil as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shil from other places

Shil lies about 9.9 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Nilaje, about 3.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shil
Nearest railway station Nilaje 3.8 km
Nearest town Airoli 5.0 km
District headquarters Thane 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambarnath 14 km

Villages closest to Shil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambarnath tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shil

As per the Census of India 2011, Shil village had a population of 616. That makes it the 51st largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Shil village has 319 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shil has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Shil is 421503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shil covers 494.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shil falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shil is Nilaje, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shil.

Shil is about 9.9 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shil is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. Nilaje is about 3.8 km away. Airoli is about 5.0 km away. Thane is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adivali Dhokali (4.0 km), Chinchpada (4.7 km) and Kakole (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shil today is likely to be higher.

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