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About Shedbal Village

Shedbal is one of the larger villages in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,278, made up of 7,752 males and 7,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5567.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shedbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedbal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591303
Area (hectares) 5567.58 hectares
Population 15,278
Male Population 7,752
Female Population 7,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shedbal compares

By the 2011 count Shedbal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 5567.58 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shedbal

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

Shedbal lies about 97 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Shedbal, about 3.3 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 Shedbal
Nearest railway station Shedbal 3.3 km
Nearest town Kudachi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Athni 32 km
District headquarters Belgaum 97 km

Villages closest to Shedbal

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

Common questions about Shedbal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedbal village had a population of 15,278. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Shedbal village has 7,752 males and 7,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedbal has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shedbal is 591303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shedbal covers 5567.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shedbal falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shedbal is Shedbal, about 3.3 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 Shedbal.

Shedbal is about 97 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shedbal is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Shedbal is about 3.3 km away. Kudachi is about 12 km away. Athni is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokur (4.5 km), Ugar Budruk (6.0 km) and Ugar Khurd (7.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shedbal today is likely to be higher.

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