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About Shingoli Village

Shingoli is a small village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 244 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.07 hectares hectares.

Shingoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shingoli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 423.07 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 244
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shingoli compares

By the 2011 count Shingoli is the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 423.07 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shingoli

Shingoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shingoli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shingoli from other places

Shingoli lies about 20 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 14 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 Shingoli
Nearest railway station Gaigaon 14 km
Nearest town Shegaon 18 km
District headquarters Akola 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 22 km

Villages closest to Shingoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shingoli village had a population of 484. That makes it the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Shingoli village has 244 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shingoli has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Shingoli covers 423.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shingoli falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shingoli is Gaigaon, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shingoli.

Shingoli is about 20 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shingoli is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Gaigaon is about 14 km away. Shegaon is about 18 km away. Akola is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatrun (2.5 km), Morzadi (2.5 km) and Malwada (3.4 km).

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

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