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About Shewala Village

Shewala is one of the larger villages in Kalamnuri tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,060, made up of 2,592 males and 2,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1222.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shewala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Kalamnuri
Pincode 431701
Area (hectares) 1222.2 hectares
Population 5,060
Male Population 2,592
Female Population 2,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shewala compares

By the 2011 count Shewala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 1222.2 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shewala

Shewala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shewala as Available within village. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shewala from other places

Shewala lies about 37 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 17 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 Shewala
Nearest railway station Bolda 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamnuri 21 km
Nearest town Kalamnūri 21 km
District headquarters Hingoli 37 km

Villages closest to Shewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shewala village had a population of 5,060. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Shewala village has 2,592 males and 2,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shewala has about 952 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Shewala is 431701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shewala covers 1222.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shewala falls under Kalamnuri tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shewala is Bolda, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shewala is about 37 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shewala is in Kalamnuri tehsil of Hingoli district. Bolda is about 17 km away. Kalamnuri is about 21 km away. Kalamnūri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhada Balapur (2.1 km), Devjana (2.5 km) and Yegaon (2.6 km).

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

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