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About Shegave Village

Shegave is a large village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,486, made up of 1,185 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523 hectares hectares.

Shegave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 523 hectares
Population 2,486
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shegave compares

By the 2011 count Shegave is the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 523 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Shegave

Shegave is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shegave 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shegave from other places

Shegave lies about 21 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 2.3 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 Shegave
Nearest railway station Khandbara 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 21 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 21 km

Villages closest to Shegave

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegave village had a population of 2,486. That makes it the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Shegave village has 1,185 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegave has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Shegave covers 523 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shegave falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shegave is Khandbara, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shegave.

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

Shegave is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khandbara is about 2.3 km away. Nawapur is about 21 km away. Nandurbar 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 Borchak (2.0 km), Khandbara (2.1 km) and Talavipada (2.2 km).

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

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