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About Shankarwadi Village

Shankarwadi is a mid sized village in Pathardi tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,498, made up of 777 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1160 hectares hectares.

Shankarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Pathardi
Area (hectares) 1160 hectares
Population 1,498
Male Population 777
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shankarwadi is the 60th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 1160 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Shankarwadi

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

Shankarwadi lies about 30 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 18 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 Shankarwadi
Nearest town Ārvi 18 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathardi 30 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Shankarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarwadi village had a population of 1,498. That makes it the 60th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Shankarwadi village has 777 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarwadi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Shankarwadi covers 1160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankarwadi falls under Pathardi tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shankarwadi is Arvi, about 18 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 Shankarwadi.

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

Shankarwadi is in Pathardi tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Ārvi is about 18 km away. Arvi is about 18 km away. Pathardi 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 Dhangarwadi (under 2 km), Kasarwadi (under 2 km) and Ranjani (8.0 km).

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

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