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About Shewali Village

Shewali is a large village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,378, made up of 1,737 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shewali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424304
Area (hectares) 1420 hectares
Population 3,378
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shewali compares

By the 2011 count Shewali is the 24th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1420 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shewali

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

Shewali lies about 45 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 43 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 Shewali
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Chaupale 43 km
District headquarters Dhule 45 km

Villages closest to Shewali

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 Shewali

As per the Census of India 2011, Shewali village had a population of 3,378. That makes it the 24th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Shewali village has 1,737 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shewali has about 945 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 Shewali is 424304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shewali covers 1420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shewali falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shewali is Chaupale, about 43 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 Shewali.

Shewali is about 45 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shewali is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 4.1 km away. Chaupale is about 43 km away. Dhule is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Datarti (3.5 km), Gangapur (4.0 km) and Sakri (4.1 km).

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

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