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About Shenwad Village

Shenwad is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 875 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1623.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shenwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shenwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424306
Area (hectares) 1623.8 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 875
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shenwad compares

By the 2011 count Shenwad is the 86th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1623.8 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shenwad

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

Shenwad lies about 34 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sonshelu, about 16 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 Shenwad
Nearest railway station Sonshelu 16 km
Nearest town Dondaicha 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 34 km
District headquarters Dhule 34 km

Villages closest to Shenwad

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 Shenwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shenwad village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 86th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Shenwad village has 875 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shenwad has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Shenwad covers 1623.8 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.

Shenwad falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shenwad is Sonshelu, about 16 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 Shenwad.

Shenwad is about 34 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shenwad is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sonshelu is about 16 km away. Dondaicha is about 19 km away. Sakri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shewadi (4.2 km), Tamaswadi (4.2 km) and Lonkhede (10 km).

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

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