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About Sheldi Khotwadi Village

Sheldi Khotwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 286 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheldi Khotwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheldi Khotwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415722
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 286
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheldi Khotwadi compares

By the 2011 count Sheldi Khotwadi is the 111th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Sheldi Khotwadi

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

How far is Sheldi Khotwadi from other places

Sheldi Khotwadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Sheldi Khotwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 91 km

Villages closest to Sheldi Khotwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khed 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 Sheldi Khotwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheldi Khotwadi village had a population of 577. That makes it the 111th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Sheldi Khotwadi village has 286 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheldi Khotwadi has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Sheldi Khotwadi is 415722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheldi Khotwadi covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheldi Khotwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sheldi Khotwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sheldi Khotwadi.

Sheldi Khotwadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheldi Khotwadi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelsai Budhawadi (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Chinchwadi (under 2 km).

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

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