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About Shend Village

Shend is a small village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 255 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.9 hectares hectares.

Shend Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shend village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 698.9 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 255
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shend compares

By the 2011 count Shend is the 84th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 698.9 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Shend

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

Shend lies about 115 km from Akola, 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 Shend
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 18 km
Nearest town Ārvi 18 km
District headquarters Akola 115 km

Villages closest to Shend

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shend village had a population of 486. That makes it the 84th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Shend village has 255 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shend has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Shend covers 698.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shend falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shend 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shend.

Shend is about 115 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shend is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Murtijapur is about 6.3 km away. Arvi is about 18 km away. Ārvi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bramhi Kh (under 2 km), Shivan Kh (under 2 km) and Bramhi Bk (5.6 km).

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

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