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About Shil Village

Shil is a small village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 21 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,381 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Shil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shil village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 21
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,381
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shil compares

By the 2011 count Shil is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Shil

Shil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shil as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sasane, Satronde, Savarkhand and Shele. 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 Shil

As per the Census of India 2011, Shil village had a population of 50. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Shil village has 21 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shil has about 1381 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Shil covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shil falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shil.

Shil is in Vada 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 Shil today is likely to be higher.

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