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About Shenpur Village

Shenpur is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 899 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shenpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shenpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424306
Area (hectares) 1237.74 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 899
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shenpur compares

By the 2011 count Shenpur is the 84th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1237.74 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shenpur

Shenpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shenpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shenpur from other places

Shenpur lies about 60 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 40 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 Shenpur
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 13 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 40 km
District headquarters Dhule 60 km

Villages closest to Shenpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shenpur village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 84th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Shenpur village has 899 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shenpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shenpur is 424306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shenpur covers 1237.74 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.

Shenpur falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shenpur is Chinchpada, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shenpur.

Shenpur is about 60 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shenpur is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 13 km away. Chinchpada is about 40 km away. Dhule is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malanjan (under 2 km), Dhadane (2.4 km) and Sayane (3.5 km).

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

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