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About Sheware Village

Sheware is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 114 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,640 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares.

Sheware Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheware village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 114
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,640
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheware compares

By the 2011 count Sheware is the 75th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Sheware

Sheware is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sheware as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sheware from other places

Sheware lies about 106 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 26 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 Sheware
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 13 km
Nearest railway station Vinhere 26 km
Nearest town Mahād 33 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 106 km

Villages closest to Sheware

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheware village had a population of 301. That makes it the 75th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Sheware village has 114 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheware has about 1640 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Sheware covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sheware falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sheware is Vinhere, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sheware.

Sheware is about 106 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheware is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 13 km away. Vinhere is about 26 km away. Mahād is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchaghar (2.1 km), Panhali Bk (2.9 km) and Panhali Kh (2.9 km).

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

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