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About Shembavane Village

Shembavane is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 509 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shembavane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shembavane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Pincode 415611
Area (hectares) 626.62 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 509
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shembavane compares

By the 2011 count Shembavane is the 63rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 626.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Shembavane

Shembavane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shembavane 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shembavane from other places

Shembavane lies about 27 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Ukshi, about 5.1 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 Shembavane
Nearest railway station Ukshi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangameshwar 6.9 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 27 km

Villages closest to Shembavane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shembavane village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Shembavane village has 509 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shembavane has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Shembavane is 415611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shembavane covers 626.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shembavane falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shembavane is Ukshi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shembavane.

Shembavane is about 27 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shembavane is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Ukshi is about 5.1 km away. Sangameshwar is about 6.9 km away. Ratnagiri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambav (under 2 km), Ambavali (under 2 km) and Navdi (4.7 km).

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

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