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About Shamanewadi Village

Shamanewadi is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,228, made up of 3,124 males and 3,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamanewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamanewadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591214
Area (hectares) 693.83 hectares
Population 6,228
Male Population 3,124
Female Population 3,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamanewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shamanewadi is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 693.83 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shamanewadi

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

How far is Shamanewadi from other places

Shamanewadi lies about 76 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, about 24 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 Shamanewadi
Nearest town Sadalgi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 16 km
Nearest railway station Hatkanangale 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 76 km

Villages closest to Shamanewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamanewadi village had a population of 6,228. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Shamanewadi village has 3,124 males and 3,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamanewadi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shamanewadi is 591214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamanewadi covers 693.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamanewadi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shamanewadi is Hatkanangale, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shamanewadi is about 76 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamanewadi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Sadalgi is about 4.1 km away. Chikodi is about 16 km away. Hatkanangale is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedkihal (under 2 km), Janwad (3.2 km) and Sadalaga (4.2 km).

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

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