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About Shegaon Village

Shegaon is a mid sized village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 957 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 946 hectares hectares.

Shegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 946 hectares
Population 1,820
Male Population 957
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shegaon compares

By the 2011 count Shegaon is the 39th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 946 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shegaon

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

Shegaon lies about 40 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 28 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 Shegaon
Nearest town Risod 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 28 km
District headquarters Hingoli 40 km

Villages closest to Shegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegaon village had a population of 1,820. That makes it the 39th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Shegaon village has 957 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegaon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Shegaon covers 946 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shegaon falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shegaon is Kekatumar, about 28 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 Shegaon.

Shegaon is about 40 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shegaon is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Risod is about 7.6 km away. Sengaon is about 18 km away. Kekatumar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairkheda (2.2 km), Mhalshi (2.7 km) and Pankanhergaon (6.8 km).

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

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