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About Shehi Village

Shehi is a large village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,309, made up of 1,162 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786.46 hectares hectares.

Shehi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shehi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 786.46 hectares
Population 2,309
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shehi compares

By the 2011 count Shehi is the 22nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 786.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Shehi

Shehi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shehi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shehi from other places

Shehi lies about 29 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 5.1 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 Shehi
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 5.1 km
Nearest town Navāpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 29 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 29 km

Villages closest to Shehi

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 Shehi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shehi village had a population of 2,309. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Shehi village has 1,162 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shehi has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Shehi covers 786.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shehi falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shehi is Khatgaon, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shehi is about 29 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shehi is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 5.1 km away. Navāpur is about 24 km away. Nawapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palipada (under 2 km), Kasare (1.9 km) and Nijampur (1.9 km).

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

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