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About Shedala Village

Shedala is a mid sized village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 628 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1099.86 hectares hectares.

Shedala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Ashti
Area (hectares) 1099.86 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 628
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shedala compares

By the 2011 count Shedala is the 72nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 1099.86 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 927.

Getting to Shedala

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

Shedala lies about 56 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 30 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 Shedala
Nearest town Majalgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 13 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 30 km
District headquarters Bid 56 km

Villages closest to Shedala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedala village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Shedala village has 628 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Shedala covers 1099.86 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.

Shedala falls under Ashti tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shedala is Satuna, about 30 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 Shedala.

Shedala is about 56 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shedala is in Ashti tehsil of Bid district. Majalgaon is about 12 km away. Ashti is about 13 km away. Satuna 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 Kasari (7.9 km), Kanadi Bk (8.1 km) and Sheri Bk (8.1 km).

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

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