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About Shegaon Village

Shegaon is one of the larger villages in Jat tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,614, made up of 2,803 males and 2,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3487 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Jat
Pincode 416404
Area (hectares) 3487 hectares
Population 5,614
Male Population 2,803
Female Population 2,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shegaon compares

By the 2011 count Shegaon is the 9th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,660 residents. Its 3487 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 948.

Getting to Shegaon

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

How far is Shegaon from other places

Shegaon lies about 22 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, 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 Shegaon
Nearest town Wadgaon 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Hatkanangale 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jat 22 km
District headquarters Sangli 22 km

Villages closest to Shegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegaon village had a population of 5,614. That makes it the 9th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,660 residents.

Shegaon village has 2,803 males and 2,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegaon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Shegaon is 416404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shegaon covers 3487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shegaon falls under Jat tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shegaon is Hatkanangale, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shegaon.

Shegaon is about 22 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shegaon is in Jat tehsil of Sangli district. Wadgaon is about 6.7 km away. Hatkanangale is about 16 km away. Jat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondhalewadi (9.4 km), Mirawad (11 km) and Kulalwadi (12 km).

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

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