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About Shindholi Village

Shindholi is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 104 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindholi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 173.71 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 104
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shindholi compares

By the 2011 count Shindholi is the 195th 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 173.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shindholi

Shindholi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shindholi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shindholi from other places

Shindholi lies about 30 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about 5.8 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 Shindholi
Nearest railway station Gunji 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 6.0 km
District headquarters Belgaum 30 km
Nearest town Belagavi 30 km

Villages closest to Shindholi

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 Shindholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindholi village had a population of 201. That makes it the 195th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Shindholi village has 104 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindholi has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Shindholi covers 173.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shindholi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shindholi is Gunji, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shindholi.

Shindholi is about 30 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindholi is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about 5.8 km away. Khanapur is about 6.0 km away. Belgaum 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 Savargali (under 2 km), Gangawali (under 2 km) and Dhokegali (1.6 km).

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

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