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About Shindewadi Village

Shindewadi is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 336 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares.

Shindewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 336
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shindewadi is the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Shindewadi

Shindewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shindewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shindewadi from other places

Shindewadi lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 45 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 Shindewadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 7.3 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 45 km

Villages closest to Shindewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindewadi village had a population of 663. That makes it the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Shindewadi village has 336 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindewadi has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Shindewadi covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shindewadi falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 45 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 km distance for Shindewadi.

Shindewadi is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindewadi is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 7.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dindewadi (under 2 km), Pal (1.6 km) and Salpewadi (1.7 km).

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

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