About Shindkhed Village

Shindkhed is a large village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,239, made up of 1,675 males and 1,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1146 hectares hectares.

Shindkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Barshitakli
Area (hectares)	1146 hectares
Population	3,239
Male Population	1,675
Female Population	1,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shindkhed compares

By the 2011 count Shindkhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 1146 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shindkhed

Shindkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shindkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shindkhed from other places

Shindkhed lies about 15 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 5.4 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 Shindkhed
Nearest railway station	Barsitakli	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barshitakli	15 km
District headquarters	Akola	15 km

Villages closest to Shindkhed

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

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Common questions about Shindkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindkhed village had a population of 3,239. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Shindkhed village has 1,675 males and 1,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindkhed has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Shindkhed covers 1146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shindkhed falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindkhed is Barsitakli, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shindkhed.

Shindkhed is about 15 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindkhed is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 5.4 km away. Barshitakli is about 15 km away. Akola is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.