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About Shindi Village

Shindi is a mid sized village in Narkhed tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 807 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Narkhed
Pincode 441306
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 807
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindi compares

By the 2011 count Shindi is the 15th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shindi

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

Shindi lies about 21 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmeshwar, about 5.4 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 Shindi
Nearest railway station Kalmeshwar 5.4 km
Nearest town Saoner 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkhed 21 km
District headquarters Nagpur 21 km

Villages closest to Shindi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindi village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 15th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Shindi village has 807 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shindi is 441306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindi covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shindi falls under Narkhed tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindi is Kalmeshwar, about 5.4 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 Shindi.

Shindi is about 21 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindi is in Narkhed tehsil of Nagpur district. Kalmeshwar is about 5.4 km away. Saoner is about 12 km away. Narkhed is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur (3.8 km), Bamhani (4.3 km) and Rampuri (4.9 km).

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

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