About Shengaon Village

Shengaon is a large village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,893 males and 1,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1245.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shengaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shengaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Jiwati
Pincode	442908
Area (hectares)	1245.9 hectares
Population	3,673
Male Population	1,893
Female Population	1,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shengaon compares

By the 2011 count Shengaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 1245.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shengaon

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

Shengaon lies about 44 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, 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 Shengaon
Tehsil headquarters	Jiwati	8.6 km
Nearest town	Chāndur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Gadchandur	18 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	44 km

Villages closest to Shengaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shengaon village had a population of 3,673. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Shengaon village has 1,893 males and 1,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shengaon has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Shengaon is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shengaon covers 1245.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shengaon falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shengaon is Gadchandur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shengaon.

Shengaon is about 44 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shengaon is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 8.6 km away. Chāndur is about 17 km away. Gadchandur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.