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About Shindewadi Village

Shindewadi is a mid sized village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 472 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares.

Shindewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Area (hectares) 541 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 472
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shindewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shindewadi is the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 541 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 965.

Getting to Shindewadi

Shindewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shindewadi 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 Shindewadi from other places

Shindewadi lies about 32 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Agran Dhulgaon, about 8.8 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 Shindewadi
Nearest railway station Agran Dhulgaon 8.8 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 32 km

Villages closest to Shindewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindewadi village had a population of 948. That makes it the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Shindewadi village has 472 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindewadi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Shindewadi covers 541 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.

Shindewadi falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindewadi is Agran Dhulgaon, about 8.8 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 Shindewadi.

Shindewadi is about 32 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindewadi is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Agran Dhulgaon is about 8.8 km away. Tāsgaon is about 26 km away. Kavathemahankal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingangaon (2.6 km), Deshing (3.9 km) and Banewadi (4.4 km).

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

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