About Shere Village

Shere is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,935, made up of 960 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shere village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Shahapur
Pincode	421301
Area (hectares)	952.92 hectares
Population	1,935
Male Population	960
Female Population	975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shere compares

By the 2011 count Shere is the 26th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 952.92 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Shere

Shere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shere 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shere from other places

Shere lies about 41 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vasind, about 5.7 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 Shere
Nearest railway station	Vasind	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahapur	9.3 km
District headquarters	Thane	41 km

Villages closest to Shere

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

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Common questions about Shere

As per the Census of India 2011, Shere village had a population of 1,935. That makes it the 26th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Shere village has 960 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shere has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Shere is 421301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shere covers 952.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shere falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shere is Vasind, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shere is about 41 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shere is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Vasind is about 5.7 km away. Shahapur is about 9.3 km away. Thane is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.