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About Shindkhede Village

Shindkhede is one of the larger villages in Sindkhede tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,566, made up of 12,709 males and 11,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2400.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sindkhede
Pincode 425406
Area (hectares) 2400.61 hectares
Population 24,566
Male Population 12,709
Female Population 11,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindkhede compares

By the 2011 count Shindkhede is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 2400.61 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shindkhede

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

Shindkhede lies about 15 km from Sindkhede, and the nearest railway station is Dhule, about 14 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 Shindkhede
Nearest town Walwadi 13 km
Nearest railway station Dhule 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhede 15 km

Villages closest to Shindkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindkhede village had a population of 24,566. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Shindkhede village has 12,709 males and 11,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindkhede has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shindkhede is 425406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindkhede covers 2400.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shindkhede falls under Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindkhede is Dhule, about 14 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 village for Shindkhede.

Shindkhede is about 15 km from Sindkhede in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindkhede is in Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district. Walwadi is about 13 km away. Dhule is about 14 km away. Sindkhede is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamkhede (under 2 km), Takarkhede (under 2 km) and Tavkhede P B (under 2 km).

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

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