About Shinay Village

Shinay is a large village in Gandhidham tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,345, made up of 2,203 males and 2,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2311.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shinay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shinay village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Gandhidham
Pincode	370205
Area (hectares)	2311.23 hectares
Population	4,345
Male Population	2,203
Female Population	2,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shinay compares

By the 2011 count Shinay is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,497 residents. Its 2311.23 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, well above the tehsil average of 841.

Getting to Shinay

Shinay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shinay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shinay from other places

Shinay lies about 42 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Adipur Junction, about 4.7 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 Shinay
Nearest railway station	Adipur Junction	4.7 km
Nearest town	Anjār	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandhidham	9.2 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	42 km

Villages closest to Shinay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shinay village had a population of 4,345. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,497 residents.

Shinay village has 2,203 males and 2,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shinay has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 841.

The pincode recorded for Shinay is 370205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shinay covers 2311.23 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.

Shinay falls under Gandhidham tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shinay is Adipur Junction, about 4.7 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 village for Shinay.

Shinay is about 42 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shinay is in Gandhidham tehsil of Kachchh district. Adipur Junction is about 4.7 km away. Anjār is about 8.9 km away. Gandhidham is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.