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About Shiontola Village

Shiontola is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 371 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares.

Shiontola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiontola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 371
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiontola compares

By the 2011 count Shiontola is the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Shiontola

Shiontola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiontola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiontola from other places

Shiontola lies about 16 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 4.7 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 Shiontola
Nearest railway station Gudma 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 6.3 km
District headquarters Gondiya 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 16 km

Villages closest to Shiontola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiontola village had a population of 740. That makes it the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Shiontola village has 371 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiontola has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Shiontola covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiontola falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shiontola is Gudma, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shiontola.

Shiontola is about 16 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiontola is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gudma is about 4.7 km away. Amgaon is about 6.3 km away. Gondiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawari (under 2 km), Shioni (1.7 km) and Bhajiyapar (1.8 km).

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

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