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About Shamkhede Village

Shamkhede is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 270 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Pincode 425105
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 270
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shamkhede compares

By the 2011 count Shamkhede is the 77th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Shamkhede

Shamkhede 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 Shamkhede 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 Shamkhede from other places

Shamkhede lies about 36 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhone, about under 2 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 Shamkhede
Nearest railway station Bhone under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 5.6 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 36 km

Villages closest to Shamkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamkhede village had a population of 540. That makes it the 77th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Shamkhede village has 270 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamkhede has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Shamkhede is 425105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamkhede covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamkhede falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shamkhede is Bhone, about under 2 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 Shamkhede.

Shamkhede is about 36 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamkhede is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhone is about under 2 km away. Dharangaon is about 5.6 km away. Jalgaon is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhone Bk (under 2 km), Kandari Bk (2.0 km) and Sarve Kh (2.5 km).

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

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