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About Shendewadi Village

Shendewadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 180 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,339 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shendewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shendewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 238.05 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 180
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,339
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shendewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shendewadi is the 142nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 238.05 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1229.

Getting to Shendewadi

Shendewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shendewadi 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. The nearest villages by name are Shedekarwadi, Shedhe, Sheel and Shejavali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shendewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shendewadi village had a population of 421. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Shendewadi village has 180 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shendewadi has about 1339 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Shendewadi is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shendewadi covers 238.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shendewadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shendewadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Shendewadi.

Shendewadi is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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