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About Shedol Village

Shedol is a large village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,848, made up of 1,978 males and 1,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1931.66 hectares hectares.

Shedol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 1931.66 hectares
Population 3,848
Male Population 1,978
Female Population 1,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shedol compares

By the 2011 count Shedol is the 16th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 1931.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shedol

Shedol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shedol 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 Shedol from other places

Shedol lies about 24 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Harangul, about 27 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 Shedol
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 14 km
District headquarters Latur 24 km
Nearest railway station Harangul 27 km

Villages closest to Shedol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedol village had a population of 3,848. That makes it the 16th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Shedol village has 1,978 males and 1,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedol has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Shedol covers 1931.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shedol falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shedol is Harangul, about 27 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 Shedol.

Shedol is about 24 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shedol is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 14 km away. Latur is about 24 km away. Harangul is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadgaon (6.0 km), Shindi Jawalga (6.1 km) and Gunewadi (6.1 km).

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

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