Shihu, Pen
Shihu (शिहू) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Pen Taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, which falls under Pen block. Pallavi Prasad Bhoir is the President of Shihu Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address gpshihu1958@gmail.com and mobile number 77580xxx18. The Panchayat landline number is 02194-27**82. The Secretary is Dilip Krushna Patil, who can be reached at email address dilippatil0048@gmail.com and mobile number 95031xxx54. The Panchayat address is At-Shihu Post-Bense Tal-Pen, Enter Address 2, Pincode - 402106. You can reach there by taking a bus till Nagothane bus stop which is a bit far away. The Panchayat has both internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.
As on April 2024, the current population of Shihu is 4.3 thousands out of which 2.2 thousands are males and rest 2.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 969 females per 1000 males. There are around 442 teenagers in Shihu. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 2.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 11 people belonging to scheduled caste and 926 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 993 households in Shihu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.2 thousands. The pincode of Shihu is 402106 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Nagothane Sub Post office
- Amtem Branch Post office
- Bense Branch Post office
- Pigonde Branch Post office
- Wakanfata Branch Post office
Schools
Shihu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Shihu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Ainghar Sub-Center
- Palas Sub-Center
- Nagothane Primary Health Center
- Vani Sub-Center
- Shirwali Primary Health Center
Banks
Shihu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Nagothana
- HDFC Bank Nagothane
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Kokan Mercantile CO-OP Bank LTD Nagothane
- Bank of Maharashtra Khamb
- State Bank of India Ril Nagothane
Covered villages
Shihu Village Panchayat manages total 4 villages.