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About Shevga Village

Shevga is a large village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,294, made up of 1,210 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1491.62 hectares hectares.

Shevga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shevga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 1491.62 hectares
Population 2,294
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shevga compares

By the 2011 count Shevga is the 26th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 1491.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shevga

Shevga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shevga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shevga from other places

Shevga lies about 19 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Sarwari, about 14 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 Shevga
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Sarwari 14 km
District headquarters Jalna 19 km

Villages closest to Shevga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shevga village had a population of 2,294. That makes it the 26th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Shevga village has 1,210 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shevga has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Shevga covers 1491.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shevga falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shevga is Sarwari, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shevga.

Shevga is about 19 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shevga is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Ambad is about 9.0 km away. Sarwari is about 14 km away. Jalna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkheda (3.0 km), Harat Kheda (3.0 km) and Dhangar Pimpari (3.0 km).

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

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