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About Shingave Village

Shingave is one of the larger villages in Niphad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,237, made up of 2,719 males and 2,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1047 hectares hectares.

Shingave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shingave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Niphad
Area (hectares) 1047 hectares
Population 5,237
Male Population 2,719
Female Population 2,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shingave compares

By the 2011 count Shingave is the 13th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents. Its 1047 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shingave

Shingave is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shingave as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shingave from other places

Shingave lies about 26 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Kasbe Sukene, about 4.6 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 Shingave
Nearest railway station Kasbe Sukene 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Niphad 8.8 km
Nearest town Ozar 14 km
District headquarters Nashik 26 km

Villages closest to Shingave

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shingave village had a population of 5,237. That makes it the 13th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,128 residents.

Shingave village has 2,719 males and 2,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shingave has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Shingave covers 1047 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shingave falls under Niphad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shingave is Kasbe Sukene, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shingave.

Shingave is about 26 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shingave is in Niphad tehsil of Nashik district. Kasbe Sukene is about 4.6 km away. Niphad is about 8.8 km away. Ozar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondegaon (under 2 km), Khede (3.8 km) and Saikhede (3.8 km).

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

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