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About Shindhi Village

Shindhi is a large village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,292, made up of 1,211 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1627.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindhi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 1627.37 hectares
Population 2,292
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindhi compares

By the 2011 count Shindhi is the 28th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 1627.37 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Shindhi

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

Shindhi lies about 30 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 48 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 Shindhi
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 15 km
District headquarters Bid 30 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 48 km

Villages closest to Shindhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindhi village had a population of 2,292. That makes it the 28th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Shindhi village has 1,211 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindhi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Shindhi is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindhi covers 1627.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shindhi falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindhi is Kalamb Road, about 48 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 Shindhi.

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

Shindhi is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 15 km away. Bid is about 30 km away. Kalamb Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gappewadi (3.6 km), Pimpalgawhan (4.0 km) and Narewadi (4.0 km).

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

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