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About Shindi Village

Shindi is a large village in Bhusawal tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,330, made up of 1,172 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Bhusawal
Pincode 425311
Area (hectares) 1425.22 hectares
Population 2,330
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shindi compares

By the 2011 count Shindi is the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents. Its 1425.22 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, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shindi

Shindi 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 Shindi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shindi from other places

Shindi lies about 30 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Varangaon, about 9.6 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 Shindi
Nearest railway station Varangaon 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhusawal 13 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Shindi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindi village had a population of 2,330. That makes it the 14th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents.

Shindi village has 1,172 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Shindi is 425311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindi covers 1425.22 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.

Shindi falls under Bhusawal tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindi is Varangaon, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance for Shindi.

Shindi is about 30 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindi is in Bhusawal tehsil of Jalgaon district. Varangaon is about 9.6 km away. Bhusawal is about 13 km away. Jalgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mondhale (2.2 km), Khandale (3.4 km) and Bhilmali (5.4 km).

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

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