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About Shewage Village

Shewage is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 977 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shewage Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shewage village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424306
Area (hectares) 304.24 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 977
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shewage compares

By the 2011 count Shewage is the 73rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 304.24 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shewage

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

Shewage lies about 71 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 38 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 Shewage
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 26 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 38 km
District headquarters Dhule 71 km

Villages closest to Shewage

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 Shewage

As per the Census of India 2011, Shewage village had a population of 1,892. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Shewage village has 977 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shewage has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Shewage covers 304.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shewage falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shewage is Chinchpada, about 38 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 Shewage.

Shewage is about 71 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shewage is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 26 km away. Chinchpada is about 38 km away. Dhule is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhane (1.9 km), Balsane (1.9 km) and Kokangaon (1.9 km).

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

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