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About Shimpewadi Village

Shimpewadi is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 162 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimpewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimpewadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 416.5 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 162
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shimpewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shimpewadi is the 171st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 416.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shimpewadi

Shimpewadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shimpewadi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shimpewadi from other places

Shimpewadi lies about 36 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about 5.1 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 Shimpewadi
Nearest railway station Gunji 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 13 km
Nearest town Dandeli 30 km
District headquarters Belgaum 36 km

Villages closest to Shimpewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimpewadi village had a population of 319. That makes it the 171st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Shimpewadi village has 162 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimpewadi has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shimpewadi is 591301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimpewadi covers 416.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shimpewadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shimpewadi is Gunji, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shimpewadi.

Shimpewadi is about 36 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimpewadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about 5.1 km away. Khanapur is about 13 km away. Dandeli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalake (1.6 km), Halasal (2.8 km) and Kamatage (3.5 km).

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

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