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About Shendan Village

Shendan is a small village in Hadgaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 241 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1140.36 hectares hectares.

Shendan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shendan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Hadgaon
Area (hectares) 1140.36 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 241
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shendan compares

By the 2011 count Shendan is the 123rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents. Its 1140.36 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shendan

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

Shendan lies about 30 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Therban, about 19 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 Shendan
Nearest railway station Therban 19 km
Nearest town Bhokar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hadgaon 22 km
District headquarters Nanded 30 km

Villages closest to Shendan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shendan village had a population of 461. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents.

Shendan village has 241 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shendan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Shendan covers 1140.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shendan falls under Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shendan is Therban, about 19 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 Shendan.

Shendan is about 30 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shendan is in Hadgaon tehsil of Nanded district. Therban is about 19 km away. Bhokar is about 20 km away. Hadgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakyachiwadi (2.3 km), Dhanyachi Wadi (2.5 km) and Kondhur (2.9 km).

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

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