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About Shindewadi Village

Shindewadi is a mid sized village in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 299 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Shindewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Gadhinglaj
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 299
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shindewadi is the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

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 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 Shindewadi from other places

Shindewadi lies about 58 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 32 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 Gadhinglaj 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 58 km

Villages closest to Shindewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gadhinglaj 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 641. That makes it the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Shindewadi village has 299 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindewadi has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Shindewadi covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shindewadi falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindewadi is Pachhapur, about 32 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 Shindewadi.

Shindewadi is about 58 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 Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 5.7 km away. Pachhapur is about 32 km away. Kolhapur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamale Hatti (under 2 km), Channekuppi (under 2 km) and Hanmantwadi (1.9 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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