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About Shindewadi Village

Shindewadi is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 645 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416205
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 645
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shindewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shindewadi is the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 16 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 Karvir 16 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 16 km
Nearest town Kolhāpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 16 km

Villages closest to Shindewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karvir 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 1,227. That makes it the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Shindewadi village has 645 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindewadi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shindewadi is 416205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindewadi covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shindewadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shindewadi.

Shindewadi is about 16 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 Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Karvir is about 16 km away. Kolhapur is about 16 km away. Kolhāpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padali Bk (2.5 km), Padali Kh (2.5 km) and Nitawade (4.9 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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