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About Shedekarwadi Village

Shedekarwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 145 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shedekarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedekarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 133.5 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 145
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shedekarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shedekarwadi is the 163rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 133.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Shedekarwadi

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

Shedekarwadi lies about 37 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Saundal, about 9.7 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 Shedekarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Saundal 9.7 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 37 km

Villages closest to Shedekarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedekarwadi village had a population of 348. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Shedekarwadi village has 145 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedekarwadi has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Shedekarwadi is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shedekarwadi covers 133.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shedekarwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shedekarwadi is Saundal, about 9.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shedekarwadi.

Shedekarwadi is about 37 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shedekarwadi is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Rajapur is about 9.4 km away. Saundal is about 9.7 km away. Ratnagiri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doniwade (4.8 km), Gothane Doniwade (4.8 km) and Oni (4.8 km).

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

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