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About Shed Wahi Village

Shed Wahi is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 560 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 989.61 hectares hectares.

Shed Wahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shed Wahi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Area (hectares) 989.61 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 560
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shed Wahi compares

By the 2011 count Shed Wahi is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 989.61 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shed Wahi

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

Shed Wahi lies about 54 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Ralapet, 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 Shed Wahi
Nearest town Asifābād 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 21 km
Nearest railway station Ralapet 30 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 54 km

Villages closest to Shed Wahi

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.

Common questions about Shed Wahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shed Wahi village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Shed Wahi village has 560 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shed Wahi has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Shed Wahi covers 989.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shed Wahi falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shed Wahi is Ralapet, 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 Shed Wahi.

Shed Wahi is about 54 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shed Wahi is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Asifābād is about 16 km away. Jiwati is about 21 km away. Ralapet 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 Shedwahi (under 2 km), Babapur (2.0 km) and Dewalaguda (4.5 km).

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

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