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About Shai Village

Shai is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 359 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.22 hectares hectares.

Shai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 153.22 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 359
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shai compares

By the 2011 count Shai is the 107th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 153.22 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shai

Shai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sangam, Saralgaon, Sasane and Sawarne. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shai village had a population of 744. That makes it the 107th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Shai village has 359 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shai has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Shai covers 153.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shai falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shai.

Shai is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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