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About Shewadi Village

Shewadi is one of the larger villages in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,512, made up of 2,880 males and 2,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1561.45 hectares hectares.

Shewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 1561.45 hectares
Population 5,512
Male Population 2,880
Female Population 2,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shewadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 1561.45 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shewadi

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

Shewadi lies about 22 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 14 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 Shewadi
Tehsil headquarters Loha 12 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 14 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km

Villages closest to Shewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shewadi village had a population of 5,512. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Shewadi village has 2,880 males and 2,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shewadi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Shewadi covers 1561.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shewadi falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shewadi is Chudawa, about 14 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 Shewadi.

Shewadi is about 22 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shewadi is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Loha is about 12 km away. Chudawa is about 14 km away. Nanded 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 Bhendegaon (2.6 km), Palshi (3.3 km) and Khadak Manjari (4.1 km).

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

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