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About Sheel Village

Sheel is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 500 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares.

Sheel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 515 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 500
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheel compares

By the 2011 count Sheel is the 88th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sheel

Sheel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheel 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 Satgaon, Savaroli, Savaroli Bk and Savaroli Kh. 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 Sheel

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheel village had a population of 984. That makes it the 88th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Sheel village has 500 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheel has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Sheel covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sheel falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Sheel 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 Sheel.

Sheel is in Shahapur 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 Sheel today is likely to be higher.

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